document.write( "Question 340068: use 2 unit multipliers to convert 1500 centimeters to feet\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #243729 by Edwin McCravy(20056) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Now we use the fact that 2.54cm = 1in, and make a unit multiplier\r\n" );
document.write( "with \"cm\" on the bottom to cancel out the \"cm\" in the top, and multiply\r\n" );
document.write( "by it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancelling the \"cm\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next we use the fact that 12in = 1ft, and make a unit multiplier\r\n" );
document.write( "with \"in\" on the bottom to cancel out the \"in\" in the top, and multiply\r\n" );
document.write( "by it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancelling the \"in\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "So all that's left is\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "49.21259843 ft\r\n" );
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