Question

For a craft project you need 114 inches of ribbon, but it is only sold by the meter. Determine the amount of ribbon, in meters, you need to buy for the project. (1 inch = 2.54 centimeters and 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter)

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Answer 1

you need 3 meters of ribbon
114 in times 2.54 cm (per in) is 289.56 cm, then 289.56 cm times 0.01 m (per cm) is 2.89, then round up and you get 3 meters of ribbon