i have an final exam coming up and i'm reviewing my past tests...this was the question on the first test and I put the answer as 1.77 inches, and i got it marked right, but i don't know how in the hell it is 1.77 inches now....if you could show your work on here for me, cuz i'm thinking the answer should've been .0177
2007-05-01 08:00:44 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
4.5 meters = 450 cm
450 cm( 1 in/2.54 cm) = 177.165 inches
2007-05-01 08:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by MamaMia © 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 39.37 inches=1 meter
therefore 39.37 x 4.5=177.165 inhes your 1.77 may have been misunderstood as 177 so breathe a sigh of relief
2007-05-01 08:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1/2 meter = 19.685 inches
4 meters =157.48
157.48+19.685 = 177.165meters
2007-05-01 08:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the number of cm divided by 2.54, which is 177 inches.
2007-05-01 08:06:07 · answer #4 · answered by Michael D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(1) meter = 39.37 inches
so 4.5 meters would be 177.16 inches.
Your teaches must of overlooked the placement of the decimel point.
2007-05-01 08:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mike J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 metre = 39.3701 inches
So 4.5 metres implies that the answer would be 4.5 times as much.
So 4.5 metres = 39.3701 x 4.5 = 177.17inches
2007-05-01 08:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by ll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋