Question

What is 15 cm/year converted to inches per month? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

0.5 inches per month

Explanation:

There are nearly 0.3937 inches in 1 cm, so

`1 \ cm \approx 0.03937 \ in\\ \\15\ cm\approx 5.9055\ in`

There are 12 months in the year, so'

15 centimeters per year is equivalent to

`15 \ cm/year\approx (5.9055)/(12)\ in/month\\\approx 0.492125\ in/month\\\approx 0.5\ in/month\\\\`