For those who must convert, the only number to remember is 1 foot equals
0.3048 m (or 1 inch equals 2.54 cm). This is the legal definition of
the foot and is exact. No other conversion should be used. Better
still, don't convert!
Roger Ruth wrote:
What usually works for me is that a meter equals 3.281 feet. In this
instance, if I multiply Isinbayeva's 4.87m times 3.281 feet, her vault is
equivalent to 15'11.7486". To the next-lowest quarter-inch, that's 15' 11
1/2". In the same way, Feofanova's indoor record 4.86 equals 15'11.3479" or
15'11 1/4", so both conversions agree on that.
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