Converting between metric and standard US measurements 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 4 Inches 1/8 Converting Use Figure 2 to verify the conversion factor between feet and meters. Measure as accurately as possible and complete the data in Table 1, below. It might be more helpful to convert fraction of inches into decimals...simply divide the numerator by denominator, i.e., '/-0.125,-0.625, etc. Example A: The one inch mark corresponds to a measurement between 2.5 and 2.6 cm...not quite halfway between... it may be tough to gage exactly, just under 2.55. The reciprocal of 2.55 is 0.392157. Note the difference between this response and the universally accepted value in the first row of the table. Example B: The 6 cm mark corresponds to a measurement just below 2 and inches (2.375)...resulting in 1 cm -0.395833 inches. Working backwards, that reciprocal is 2.526. inches cm Comment 1 cm-393701 in. 1 cm-392157 1 1 inch -2.54 cm 1 inch - 2.55 cm 1 inch -2.526 2.55 minor accuracy is lost 2 6 1 cm - 395833 34 1 inch cm 1 cm in 1 inch cm 1 cm 1 inch cm 1 cm 9.3 1 inch cm 1 cm Table 1 Note that some accuracy is often lost during the conversion between units of measurement. As noted before, for this class, use metric units for all measurement. However you might want to have some simple references in mind to ensure that your individual measurements are not too far off. For example...the Mississippi rule for time: repeating the term \"Mississippi' three times equates to 3 seconds. Similarly, the length of your shoe might approximate 40 cm or one stride might represent one meter.