How do you convert 0.28 cm to m?

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Meave60
Mar 9, 2018

"0.28 cm" is equal to "0.0028 m".

Explanation:

Use dimensional analysis.

"100 cm"="1 m"

There are two possible conversion factors:

"100 cm"/"1 m" and "1 m"/"100 cm"

Multiply "0.28 cm" by the conversion factor that cancels centimeters and leaves meters.

0.28color(red)cancel(color(black)("cm"))xx("1 m")/(100color(red)cancel(color(black)("cm")))="0.0028 m"

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