Final answer:
To convert 24 feet to meters, multiply 24 by 0.3048 to get 7.3152 meters, which rounds to 7.32 meters when rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Step-by-step explanation:
To convert 24 feet to meters, we use the fact that 1 foot is approximately equal to 0.3048 meters. Therefore, the calculation would be to multiply 24 feet by the conversion factor:
24 ft × 0.3048 m/ft = 7.3152 m
When we round this to the nearest hundredth, we get 7.32 meters.
Since you are learning about conversion and rounding, remember to look at the digit following the hundredth place to determine whether to round up or down. Here, the digit following the hundredth place in 7.3152 is a 5, which means we round up the hundredth digit from 1 to 2.