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The average height for men is 69.1 inches. What is this in centimeters?

Given: 1 inch = 2.54 cm

A. 248 cm
B. 176 cm
C. 27.2 cm
D. 152 cm

Answer :

To convert the average height from inches to centimeters, we use the conversion factor:
[tex]$$
1 \text{ inch} = 2.54 \text{ cm}.
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Given the height [tex]$H = 69.1$[/tex] inches, the height in centimeters is calculated as:
[tex]$$
H_{\text{cm}} = 69.1 \times 2.54.
$$[/tex]

Multiplying these, we obtain:
[tex]$$
H_{\text{cm}} \approx 175.51 \text{ cm}.
$$[/tex]

Among the provided options:
- 248 cm
- 176 cm
- 27.2 cm
- 152 cm

The value [tex]$175.51$[/tex] cm is closest to [tex]$176$[/tex] cm.

Thus, the average height for men in centimeters is [tex]$\boxed{176 \text{ cm}}$[/tex].