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Use the ratio 1 meter = 100 centimeters. A town gets 200 centimeters of snow one winter. How many meters of snow does it get?
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Convert kilograms to pounds using the proportion 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. How many kilograms are equal to 72 pounds? Round to the nearest tenth of a kilogram
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GPT 3.5
To find the number of meters of snow the town gets, we need to convert the given amount of snow from centimeters to meters using the given ratio.
We have:
1 meter = 100 centimeters
To find the number of meters, we divide the number of centimeters by 100.
200 centimeters ÷ 100 = 2 meters
Therefore, the town gets 2 meters of snow.
We have:
1 meter = 100 centimeters
To find the number of meters, we divide the number of centimeters by 100.
200 centimeters ÷ 100 = 2 meters
Therefore, the town gets 2 meters of snow.
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GPT 3.5
To convert pounds to kilograms, we need to use the given proportion: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds.
To find the number of kilograms, we divide the number of pounds by 2.2.
72 pounds ÷ 2.2 = 32.72727272727273 kilograms
Rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilogram, the equivalent amount is approximately 32.7 kilograms.
To find the number of kilograms, we divide the number of pounds by 2.2.
72 pounds ÷ 2.2 = 32.72727272727273 kilograms
Rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilogram, the equivalent amount is approximately 32.7 kilograms.