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Make the following conversion in the metric system by multiplying by the appropriate conversion factor. Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.6 dm to millimeters ?mm

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The appropiate conversion factor for this problem is:


\frac{100\operatorname{mm}}{1dm}

Multiply the number by the given conversion factor:


6dm\cdot\frac{100\operatorname{mm}}{1dm}=600\operatorname{mm}

The answer is 600mm.

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