Distance converter
Quickly convert distance between different units of measure in both metric and imperial systems.
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3.2808 feet
There are two main systens of measurement for distance: the imperial system and the metric system.
The imperial system is used in the United States and a few other countries, and it includes units such as inches, feet, yards, and miles. One inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters, one foot is equal to 12 inches, one yard is equal to 3 feet, and one mile is equal to 5280 feet.
The metric system, on the other hand, is used by most countries around the world and is based on the International System of Units (SI). It includes units such as millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers. One millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters, one centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters, one meter is equal to 100 centimeters, and one kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.
In the metric system, the prefixes "kilo-" (k), "hecto-" (h), "deca-" (da), "deci-" (d), "centi-" (c), and "milli-" (m) are used to indicate multiples of 10. For example, "kilo-" means 1000, "hecto-" means 100, "deca-" means 10, "deci-" means 0.1, "centi-" means 0.01, and "milli-" means 0.001.
In general, the metric system is considered to be more precise and easier to use than the imperial system because it is based on multiples of 10, which makes it easy to perform calculations. However, the imperial system is still widely used in certain parts of the world and is commonly used to measure distances in the United States.
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