i am trying to calculate my bmi.
what does that have to do with a job application anyway?
2007-01-15 09:39:04 · 11 answers · asked by Jessy A 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1.68910 meters
2007-01-15 09:43:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there.
One metre = 39.37 inches, one foot = 12 inches, therefore 5 feet 6.5 inches = 66.5 inches = 66.5/39.37 metres. This makes 1.689103 metres.
If you prefer to multiply rather than divide, you can multiply inches by 2.54 to find centimetres. 66.5 x 2.54 =
168.91 centimetres, or 1.6891 metres.
Since you're looking at finding your bmi, you won't need any more accuracy than 1.69 metres; your height actually changes by a few millimetres during the day anyway. You shrink slightly under your own weight & regain your full height while you lay sleeping.
As for the relevance of your bmi, some prospective employers ask for this as they believe it is an indicator of how well you look after yourself - too heavy & you have let yourself go, to light & you will be weaker & more prone to diseases & other afflictions.
2007-01-16 05:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by general_ego 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convert to Metric .
5 ft 6 1/2 ins = (5 x 12) + 6 1/2 ins = 66 1/2 ins.
To convert inches to centimetres use the conversion factor
1 inch = 2.54 cms.
So 66 1/2 ins x 2.54 = 168.91 cms = 1.69 metres. (2 d.p.)
2007-01-16 15:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by lenpol7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5' 6" = 66 inches
1 metre is approx. 40 inches
therefore , 5' 6" = 66/40 metres = 1.65 metres
2007-01-16 08:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 1.689 meters. If you're lazy, google has a calculator, so all you have to do is type in "5 feet 6.5 inches to meters" and the answer will pop up.
=D
2007-01-15 17:44:14 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Irony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5' 6" is 5.5 feet.
multiply that by 3.3 for meters
Here's a neat trick, go to www.google.com and enter:
5 feet 6 inches to meters
in the search bar
watch what happens!
2007-01-15 17:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 foot = 0.30480 meters
therefore: 5.54168 feet x 0.30480 = 1. 6891 meters or 1 meter & 68.91 centimeters.
I don't know what it has to do with a job application, but here it is.
2007-01-15 17:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 foot 6.5inches = 66.5 inches
Now 1 inch = 2.54 cm and therefore
66.5 inches = 66.5 x 2.54 cm = 168.91 cm = 1.69 m ( to 2 decimal places)
2007-01-15 18:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
168.91 inches. They will be discriminating against rolly pollys incase they can't get in teh doors or out the windows. We have to do this for helicopter transport safety reasons.
2007-01-15 17:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1.6891 meters
2007-01-15 17:47:01 · answer #10 · answered by jimmyjames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋