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Question 135046: you are deciding between two cars with different engines and want the bigger of the two. One engine displaces 350 cubic inches. The other displaces 5,500 cubic centimeters. By how many cubic centimeters is the bigger engine larger than the smaller one?
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you are deciding between two cars with different engines and want the bigger of the two. One engine displaces 350 cubic inches. The other displaces 5,500 cubic centimeters. By how many cubic centimeters is the bigger engine larger than the smaller one?
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Convert 350 cu in to cu cm:
350 * 16.39 = 5736.5
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5736.5 - 5500 = 236.5 cm (the 350 is this much larger)