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An inch is equal to about 2.54 centimeters. Write an expression which estimates the number of centimeters in x inches. Then estimate the number of centimeters in 12 inches.

An inch is equal to about 2.54 centimeters. Write an expression which estimates the number of centimeters in x inches. Then estimate the number of centimeters in 12 inches.
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An inch is equal to about 2.54 centimeters. Write an expression which estimates the number of centimeters in x inches. Then estimate the number of centimeters in 12 inches.

User Oleg Golovkov
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You have to multiply.
If there are about 2.54 cm per inch, then to find the number of cm in x inches, you use the expression 2.54x

Then just plug 12 in for x
2.54*12=30.48 cm
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