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by rachel
(ohio)

660 centimeters is equal to how many meters?


1 meter = 100 centimeters

If it was 600 centimeters instead of 660, you could easily get the answer.

100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 = 600

so you will need six of the 100 centimeters and six 100 centimeters is 6 meters.

Now what's left?

60 centimeters.

this is a fraction of 100 centimeters or 60/100 = 0.6 and it is less than 1 meter.

The answer is then 6 + 0.6 = 6.6 meters.


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by: Anonymous

660 centimeters is equal to how many meters?


1 meter = 100 centimeters

First we will rewrite as a fraction 1m/100cm= x/660cm so to find x we will multiply 660cm by 1m then divide it by 100cm
x= 660 x 1 =660
x=660/100
x=6.6
Therefore, 660 centimeters is equal to 6.6 meters.

you can use this formula to convert currencies among much more if you have the appropriate information

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