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An audio cable is 14.9dm long. How long is the cable in meters?Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

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To answer the question we need to remember that the "d" before the meters measn denotes a factor of a tenth, that is:


d=10^(-1)

Hence we have:


14.9dm=14.9*10^(-1)m=1.49m

Therefore, the cable is 1.49 m long

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