Question

Estimate (don’t measure!) the length of a typical car. Give your answer in both feet and meters. Briefly describe how you arrived at this estimate

Short answer

The length of a car is4.5 meters or 13.5 feets

Step-by-step solution

Write the measurement unit of distance.

• The quantity like the length, height, or distance is measured in the meters.
• Meter is the SI unit of distance.
• The units such as inch, feet, and mile are also used to measure the distance.

To estimate the length of a typical car

1 meter = 3 feet (approximately)

• On average, the length of a car is4.5 meters
• It can also be expressed in terms of feet
  Since, 1 m = 3 ft, thus;
  4.5 m = 4.5 (3 ft) = 13.5ft
  Therefore, the length of the car is 13.5 feet