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No, a foot contains about 300 millimeters (actually it's about 304.8 millimeters).

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A foot is not 30 cm; rather, it is approximately 30.48 cm. This measurement is derived from the historic definition of a foot as 12 inches, with each inch being exactly 2.54 cm. Therefore, 12 inches x 2.54 cm/inch = 30.48 cm.

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Simply because there are 2.54 centimetres in an inch. 12 times 2.54 is 30.48 - and for generalisation, it's rounded down to 30.

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