William W. answered • 08/16/21
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You want to develop a conversion ratio that includes the items in question. In this problem, you are given a number in units of meters and you are asked to convert it to centimeters (cm) so you want your conversion ratio to include meters and centimeters. There are 100 cm in 1 meter. So that is the conversion ratio to use. Now, set it up so units of meters cancels out leaving you with units of cm like this:
