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Question 461799: please help me with this word problem: What is the minimum length and width in meters of a box that can contain an object 56 cm wide and 843 mm long?
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Convert both measurements to meters. Move the decimal point two places left to change centimeters to meters. Move the decimal point three places left to change millimeters to meters.


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