Numeric conversion utility functions do not account for floating point errors

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Deployment Type

NetBox Cloud

NetBox Version

v4.2.5

Python Version

3.10

Steps to Reproduce

1. Attempt to convert feet to meters using the to_meters() utility function:

>>> from utilities.conversion import to_meters
>>> to_meters(30, 'ft')
Decimal('9.144000000000000460964599824')

Expected Behavior

The function should return the clean decimal value 9.144.

Observed Behavior

The returned value includes a floating point error.

The to_grams() utility function is affected as well.