SOLUTION: This is what my lab sheet states. Measure the width of a standard 8.5.X 11 inch page using a meter stick. Record your measurement in Millimeters,Centimeters, and Meters.What formul

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Question 644559: This is what my lab sheet states. Measure the width of a standard 8.5.X 11 inch page using a meter stick. Record your measurement in Millimeters,Centimeters, and Meters.What formula.should I be.using to figure this out? Thank you in advanced.
Found 4 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Earlsdon, stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source):
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Hint: Use the equalities:

1 inch = 2.54 cm

10 mm = 1 cm

100 cm = 1 m

1000 mm = 1 m

to perform the conversions

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source):
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Formula?, why would you need a formula to record your measurements in the metric system of units when you use a meter (a metric unit) stick?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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This is what my lab sheet states. Measure the width of a standard 8.5.X 11 inch page using a meter stick. Record your measurement in Millimeters,Centimeters, and Meters.What formula.should I be.using to figure this out? Thank you in advanced.
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Don't use any formula. Just use a ruler that has metric measure.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source):
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inch page
in Millimeters:
mm

in Centimeters:
cm

and
in Meters:
m