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To convert 1 meter into yards
Using the given facts : 100 centimeters in a meter, 2.54 centimeters in an inch, 12 inches in a foot, and 3 feet in a yard.
we can write these as;
and
1 ft = 12 inches
3 ft =
Since,
1 inches = 2.54 cm
36 inches = 91.44 cm
Also,
1 m = 100 cm
or
1 cm =
then;
91.44 cm =
⇒ 1 yards = 0.9144 m
Divide both sides by 0.9144 we get;
1 meter = yards.
Therefore, the answer is, 1 m = 1.1 yards (nearest to tenth)