A paper has an area of
572 square centimeters. What is the paper's area in square inches? Use the following conversion:
1 square inch is 6.5 square centimeters.
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Could you please explain on how you got the answer 88?
Mason's answer is right.
There are two numbers in this problem. Do you think he
added?
subtracted?
multiplied?
divided?
I divided 572 by 6.5 and got 88
To find the paper's area in square inches, we can use the given conversion factor, which states that 1 square inch is equal to 6.5 square centimeters.
First, let's calculate the paper's area in square inches.
Given: paper's area = 572 square centimeters
To convert from square centimeters to square inches, we need to divide the area in square centimeters by the conversion factor, which is 6.5 square centimeters per square inch:
Area in square inches = (Area in square centimeters) / (Conversion factor)
Using the given values, we have:
Area in square inches = 572 square centimeters / 6.5 square centimeters per square inch
Now, let's perform the calculation:
Area in square inches = 88 square inches (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Therefore, the paper's area is approximately 88 square inches.