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2. Convert 130 centimeters to meters.
Converting Units
Convert 130 centimeters to meters.
Step 1:
Setup proportions.
Step 2:
Cross multiply and
divide.
centimeters meters
100cm 1m
= 130cm ? m
Step 1:
We first setup the relation between centimeters and meters centimeters is 1 meter.
Step 1: Set the ratio of the known value to the unknown value. Consistency is important. Remember to align centimeters to the numerator, and meters to the denominator.
100 1 = 130 𝑛
Step 2:
To solve our proportion,
we cross multiply and
divide.
100𝑛=130
𝑛=1.3m or 𝑛= m

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