Question

During a huge snowstorm in the white mountains last year , it snowed 400 centimeters in one week . How much did it snow in meters

Answer 1

4 meters, since 100 centimeters equal 1 meter you'd divide 400 by 4 to get your answer of 4 meters. It's just basic math. Don't get so scared that you'll get your answer wrong and just focus.

Answer 2

4 meters

Explanation:

Let's notice that “centi” is the prefix that means “one hundred”. Therefore, 1 meter equals 100 centimeters.

We can resolve this kind of problems with a direct rule of 3. If 100 centimeters equal 1 meter, how many meters equal 400 centimeters?

`\text{100 centimeters} -\!\!\!-\!\!\!- \text{1 meter}\\ \text{400 centimeters} -\!\!\!-\!\!\!- \text{x meters}`

We use the formula of the direct rule of 3:

`x = \frac {400 * 1}{100} \\ \\ x = \frac {400}{100}\\`

x = 4

It snowed 4 meters.