FAN AND MEDAL

John has three pieces of rope. One piece was 31 cm long, one piece was 0.33 m long, and one piece was 0.45 m long. John wants to know how much rope he has. Which statement best describes how John should figure out the amount of rope he has?

A.
Add 31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 31.78 cm of rope.

B.
Add 31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 31.78 m of rope.

C.
Add 0.31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 1.09 cm of rope.

D.
Add 0.31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 1.09 m of rope

Question

FAN AND MEDAL

John has three pieces of rope. One piece was 31 cm long, one piece was 0.33 m long, and one piece was 0.45 m long. John wants to know how much rope he has. Which statement best describes how John should figure out the amount of rope he has?	

 A.
Add 31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 31.78 cm of rope.
 
 B.
Add 31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 31.78 m of rope.
 
 C.
Add 0.31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 1.09 cm of rope.
 
 D.
Add 0.31 + 0.33 + 0.45 John has 1.09 m of rope

anonymous · Answer

D.

anonymous · Answer

I would go with D because in this problem they changed 31cm to 0.31 to convert it to meters, so therefore, they could add them all together to come up with the amount of rope John has

anonymous · Answer

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