How Do You Convert 5'1 and 105 lbs to Metric Units?

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The original poster seeks to convert height and weight from imperial to metric units, specifically asking for the equivalent of 5 feet 1 inch in meters and 105 pounds in kilograms.

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  • Some participants suggest looking up conversion factors, while others provide specific conversion values for feet to meters and pounds to kilograms. There is a mention of using significant figures in calculations.

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The discussion includes various suggestions for finding conversion factors, with some participants providing specific values. There is no explicit consensus on how to proceed, but useful information has been shared.

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Height: 5'1 Weight:105

What is this height in metres and this weight in kg?
 
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Come on, we're not here to put google out of business. Look up some conversion factors.
 
It would be useful to know that

1 foot = 0.3048 m,

1 inch = 0.0254 m=1/12 feet,

1 lb ~ 0.453 Kg.

And u might take a pencil and a paper and do the multiplications,be smart and use sig.figs...

Daniel.
 

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