SOLUTION: Seven inches are equivalent to 17.78 cm. Find the equation converting length in cm to length in inches. What is the length in inches of a 96.2 cm bar?

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Question 141860: Seven inches are equivalent to 17.78 cm. Find the equation converting length in cm to length in inches. What is the length in inches of a 96.2 cm bar?
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Seven inches are equivalent to 17.78 cm. Find the equation converting length in cm to length in inches. What is the length in inches of a 96.2 cm bar?
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17.78 cm = 7 in
1 cm = (7/17.78) in
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96.2 cm = 96.2(7/17.78) in
96.2 cm = 37.874 in
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Cheers,
Stan H.