Question

The height of a horse is measured in hands (1 hand = exactly 4 inches). How many meters is a horse that measures 14.2 Hands? (Remember that 1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Answer 1

To convert 14.2 hands to meters, multiply 14.2 by 4 to get inches, then by 2.54 to get centimeters, and divide by 100 to get meters, yielding approximately 1.44272 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the height of a horse from hands to meters, we need first to convert hands to inches, then inches to centimeters, and finally centimeters to meters. One hand equals exactly 4 inches, and one inch is equivalent to 2.54 cm. To find out how many meters a horse that measures 14.2 hands is, follow these steps:

1. Convert hands to inches:
   14.2 hands × 4 inches/hand = 56.8 inches.
2. Convert inches to centimeters:
   56.8 inches × 2.54 cm/inch = 144.272 cm.
3. Convert centimeters to meters:
   144.272 cm ÷ 100 cm/meter = 1.44272 meters.

Therefore, a horse that measures 14.2 hands is approximately 1.44272 meters tall.