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OpenStudy (anonymous):

round 368cm to the nearest metre

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Any ideas?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Do you know what "cm" stands for?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yh i do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it stands for centerminture

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Ohhh so you do have some idea :-D... please ask questions if you don't understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i did i dont understant it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can yu help me

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

centerminture... centimetre but close enough :P 100cm = 1m. First try dividing 368cm by 100 to convert to metres.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Yes "cm" stands for centi-meter

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

c=centi m=meter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can yu tell me the anwer

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

First, try dividing 368cm by 100 to convert to metres.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i do 368 divide by 100

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3.68

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

Yes, and then it would be in metres. And do the rounding off part now.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 4

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

centi $$10^{-2}$$ or $$\frac{1}{100}$$

OpenStudy (anonymous):

skull patrol is it 4

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Yes the answer is 4 meters

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got a another question

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Do you REALLY understand how to get the answer on YOUR OWN???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im only 10 years old

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

Are you learning this at school?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

10 year olds learn rounding to nearest whole number...

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

It seems accurate :) Ahh, memories XD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im practising for my stats to get into my secondary school

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yu guys are no help yur just mean

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

We just helped you... is 3.68 closer to 3 or 4? Is it larger than 3.50?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

So then 3.68m rounded to the nearest metre must be...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 metres

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Correct.

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

@herrakhan Do you know how to go from 368 cm to 3.68 m?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

How?

OpenStudy (skullpatrol):

@herrakhan Are you still there?

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