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> And is the plane really only 99 inches long?

I'm guessing it should read 99ft 7in. That would put it at just over 3m, which still seems pretty small to me.



99ft 7in is 30.353m


"Hey Siri, what is 99ft 7in in meters"


> I'm guessing it should read 99ft 7in.

Yep.

> That would put it at just over 3m

Nope.


My trick to convert to meters from feet is: just convert it to yards and ignore the difference.


Convert to yards and subtract 10%.

Easy mental math and much closer.


Or just go straight to 30%? (Take 10% & multiply by 3)

Seems easier to remember the one number than 'divide by 3 for yards then subtract 10% for meters', assuming you have no use for yards. (I use yards colloquially, but never as a measurement.)




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