SOLUTION: To convert from centimetres to inches, you can use the fact that a 30-cm ruler is just over 12 inches long. A person is 160 cm tall. what is the person's approximate height, in inc

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Question 1173395: To convert from centimetres to inches, you can use the fact that a 30-cm ruler is just over 12 inches long. A person is 160 cm tall. what is the person's approximate height, in inches?
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Also compare to commonly used ratio, 2.54 centimeters per 1 inch;

, which is more correct.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

To convert from centimetres to inches, you can use the fact that a 30-cm ruler is just over 12 inches long. A person is 160 cm tall. what is the person's approximate height, in inches?
Let approximate height, in inches, be H

Then we get the following PROPORTION: 

30H = 12(160) ------ Cross-multiplying

Person's approximate height, or  

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