how many inches are in a meter
\(\begin{array}{rcll} 1\ \text{inch} &=& 2.54\ \text{cm} \cdot \frac{1\ \text{m} }{100\ \text{cm} } \\ 1\ \text{inch} &=& \frac{ 2.54 }{100 }\cdot \text{m} \\ 100\ \text{inch} &=& 2.54 \cdot \text{m} \\ \frac{100}{2.54}\ \text{inch} &=& 1\ \text{m} \\ 39.3700787402\ \text{inch} &=& 1\ \text{m} \\ 1\ \text{m} &=& 39.3700787402\ \text{inch} \\ \end{array}\)