Question

An Olympic athlete misses out on the gold medal by 1.2 cm in the long jump.
By how much distance (in inches) did he lose the medal?

• A. 0.468 in
• B. 4.068 in
• C. 2.264 in
• D. 0.572 in

Answer 1

The correct option is A 0.468 in

We know that,
$1\text{cm}=0.39\text{inches}$

So, to determine the distance in inches, we have to multiply 1.2 with 0.39.

$1.2\text{cm}=0.39\times 1.2\text{in}$

Let us first find the product of 39 and 12.


$\Rightarrow 39\times 12=468$

There are 2 decimal places in 0.39 and one in 1.2. So, to find the product of $0.39\times 1.2$, we will have three decimal places in the product.


$\Rightarrow 0.39\times 1.2=0.468\text{inches}$