We can do this 1 of two ways. We can either convert 19ft 1in to all inches or we can convert it to all feet. Let's convert the 1 inch to feet. 12 inches in a foot. we need to get inches at the top right and bottom left
1 in 1 ft
------ x -------
1 12in
inches cancel and we multiply to get
1ft
--- = .083333 ft
12
add that to the 19 feet we already have to get 19.08333 ft.
Now we can convert this to meters. There are 3.2808 feet in a meter
We need to get ft on the top right and bottom right so they cancel
19.08333 ft 1m
---------------- x -------------
1 3.2808ft
feet cancel and we multiply:
19.08333m
-------------- = 5.816669m
3.2808
This answer will differ slightly depending upon how many decimal places you use.