The non-SI unit, the hand (used by equestrians), is 4 inches. What is the height, in meters, of a horse that stands 15 hands high?

Short Answer

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The horse stands 1.52 meters high.

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01

Convert Hands to Inches

Initially, the height of the horse is given in 'hands'. Therefore, you must convert the measurement from hands to inches. Given that 1 hand is equivalent to 4 inches, you multiply the height of the horse in hands (15 hands) by 4 to obtain the height in inches.
02

Convert Inches to Meters

After converting the height from hands to inches, the next step is to convert inches to meters. Using the standard conversion, where 1 inch equals 0.0254 meters, you should now multiply the obtained height in inches by 0.0254 to get the height in meters.
03

Final Result

The result obtained in step 2 is the final height in meters. This is the final answer.

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