Final answer:
Jafari's robot T3-X is 190.5 centimeters tall to the nearest tenth. Converting its height first to centimeters and then to meters will yield the same result as converting it first to inches and then to meters because the conversion factors are consistent.
Step-by-step explanation:
To convert Jafari's robot's height from feet to centimeters, we need to use the conversion factor that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters. So, we multiply 6.25 feet by 30.48:
6.25 feet × 30.48 cm/foot = 190.5 cm
To the nearest tenth, T3-X is 190.5 centimeters tall.
Now, let's address the question of whether converting from feet to centimeters and then to meters gives the same result as converting from feet to inches and then from inches to meters. Firstly, the conversion from inches to centimeters is 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters, and there are 12 inches in a foot. Therefore, 6.25 feet × 12 inches/foot gives us the height in inches. Then, converting inches to centimeters before converting to meters would involve multiplying by 2.54 cm/inch, and converting to meters would involve dividing by 100 as there are 100 centimeters in a meter.
The process of conversion, regardless of the intermediate units used (centimeters or inches), will ultimately yield the same result due to the consistent nature of conversion factors. Therefore, whether you convert from feet to centimeters and then to meters, or from feet to inches and then to meters, the result will be the same.