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Exercise:convert the following

1.2.39 dm² to m²
2.576 km² to cm²
3.0.00910 hm² to mm²
4.8253140 cm² to m²
5. 3.21329 m² to mm²
6.52.4798 dm² to m²
7.193.1982 hm² to cm²
8.1211.982 m² to km²

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The conversions of the numbers are as follows:

2.39 dm² = 0.0239 m²

576 km² = 257,600,000 cm²

0.00910 hm² = 300,091 mm²

8253140 cm² = 0.04825314 m²

3.21329 m² = 3,213,290 mm²

52.4798 dm² = 0.06524798 m²

193.1982 hm² = 193,198,200 cm²

1211.982 m² = 0.001211982 km²

How to convert numbers

Unit conversions involve changing the units of measurement while keeping the actual quantity the same. To do this, identify the starting and ending units.

Also, find out what unit you are starting with and what unit you want to end up with as a result. For example, you may want to convert kilometers (km) to meters (m). The conversion factor is this

1 km = 1000 m

1. The conversion factor for dm² to m² is 1 dm² = 0.01 m²

So, .2.39 dm² to m²

= 2.39 * 0.01

= 0.0239

2. km² to cm²:

Multiply by 1,000,000, as there are 1,000,000 square centimeters in one square kilometer.

So, 576 km² * 1,000,000 = 257,600,000 cm²

3. hm² to mm²:

Multiply by 10,000, as there are 10,000 square millimeters in one square hectometer.

So, 0.00910 hm² * 10,000 = 300,091 mm

4. cm² to m²:

Divide by 10,000, as there are 10,000 square centimeters in one square meter.

So, 8253140 cm² / 10,000 = 0.04825314 m²

5. m² to mm²:

Multiply by 1,000,000, as there are 1,000,000 square millimeters in one square meter.

So, 3.21329 m² * 1,000,000 = 3,213,290 mm²

6. dm² to m²:

Multiply by 100, as there are 100 square decimeters in one square meter.

So, 52.4798 dm² * 100 = 0.06524798 m²

7. hm² to cm²:

Multiply by 1,000,000

So, 193.1982 hm² * 1,000,000 = 193,198,200 cm²

8. m² to km²:

Divide by 1,000,000, as there are 1,000,000 square meters in one square kilometer.

So, 1211.982 m² / 1,000,000 = 0.001211982 km²

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