One meter equals about 39.37 inches write a function rule for converting inches to meters, evaluate the function for 59 inches?

Your rule might be
  f(d) = d/39.37
where d is in inches and f(d) is in meters.   f(59) = 59/39.37 ≈ 1.4986
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59 inches is exactly 1.4986 meters. The function rule returns a value slightly different from this.