document.write( "Question 951016: How many 8-cm3 sugar cubes can Sandy put in a 4.2 dm by 8 dm by 6.4 dm box \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #580714 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Is [dm] a deci-meter? \n" ); document.write( "I'm guessing yes -it is measuring \n" ); document.write( "in units of 1/10 of a meter \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "[cm] is a unit measurement of \n" ); document.write( "1/100 of a meter \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "I have to make a conversion to get \n" ); document.write( "everything in the same units of \n" ); document.write( "measurement - {cm] \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "My conversion is: \n" ); document.write( " [1 dm = 10 cm ] \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "This is more obvious if I say it this way: \n" ); document.write( "[ 1/10 m = 10*( 1/100 ) m ] \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Now I can say: \n" ); document.write( "[ 4.2 dm = 42 cm ] \n" ); document.write( "[8 dm = 80 cm ] \n" ); document.write( "[ 6.4 dm = 64 cm ] \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The volume of the box is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Note that this has to be a pure number \n" ); document.write( "because you have [ cm3 / cm3 ] \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "You can fit 26,880 of the sugar cubes \n" ); document.write( "in the box\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |