How many meters are equal to 5,253 centimeters? use how the placement of the decimal point changes when dividing by power of 10 to help you

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asked Feb 7, 2022 104k views

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Metatoaster · Answer 1 · 2022-02-13T06:30:14+0000

Answer:

$52.53\ \text{meters}$

Explanation:

$1\ \text{meter}=100\ \text{centimeter}$

$1\ \text{centimeter}=(1)/(100)\ \text{meter}$

In the question the quantity that is required to be converted to meters is 5253 centimeters.

$5253\ \text{cm}=5253* (1)/(100)\\ =52.53\ \text{meters}$

So, the required measurement in meters is
$52.53\ \text{meters}$ .