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09.09.2019 • 
Mathematics

Chester needs 2 feet of ribbon for an art project, but his ruler only measures in centimeters.
there are 12 inches in 1 foot and 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch.
chester multiplied 12 by 2 and then divided the product by 2,54 to find that he needs about
9.4 centimeters of ribbon. this length is much shorter than 2 feet, so he knows he is incorrect,
which of these would give chester the correct number of centimeters of ribbon he needs?
divide 12 by 2, and then multiply this quotient
by 2.54
divide 12 by 2.54, and then divide this quotient
by 2.
multiply 2 by 2.54, and then divide this
product by 12.
multiply 2.54 by 12, and then multiply this
product by 2

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