Question

An athlete is ordering new running shoes online from a European

shoe company. In U. S. sizes, she normally wears a size 8 or 8.5,
depending on the brand of shoe. In order to make sure she orders
the correct size from the European shoe company, she measures her
foot, and finds that it is 24.5 centimeters long. Based on the size
chart, which European shoe size will probably be the best fit for
the athlete?

U.S. EUROPE UK INCHES CM

6 36-37 8.875 22.5

6.5 37 9.0625 23

7 37-38 5 9.25 23.5

7.5 38 5.5 9.375 23.8

8 38-39 6 9.5 24.1

8.5 39 6.5 9.6875 24.6

9 39-40 7 9.875 25.1

9.5 40 7.5 10 25.4

10 40-41 8 10.1875 25.9

10.5 41 8.5 10.3125 26.2

11 41-42 9 10.5 26.7

a. 8.5

b. 24.6

c. 38

d. 39

Answer 1

To find the best fit European shoe size, convert the athlete's foot length from centimeters to the corresponding U.S. size using the size chart. The athlete's foot length of 24.5 centimeters falls between a U.S. size 8.5 and 9. Converting to European sizes, the best fit would be a European size 39.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which European shoe size will be the best fit for the athlete, we need to convert her foot length from centimeters to the corresponding European shoe size using the given size chart. Based on the chart, a foot length of 24.5 centimeters falls between a U.S. size 8.5 and 9.

To convert to European sizes, we can refer to the chart again. U.S. size 8.5 corresponds to a European size 39, while U.S. size 9 corresponds to a European size 40. Since 24.5 centimeters is closer to 24.6 centimeters than to 25.4 centimeters, the best fit for the athlete would be a European size 39, which is option d.