Question

Make the following conversion in the metric system by multiplying by the appropriate conversion factor. Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.6,183 dm to meters ? m

Answer 1

Given the question, we can convert 6,183 dm to metres using the following steps.

Step 1: We give the conversion rate of dm to metres as seen below:

`1dm=0.10m`

Step 2: We equate the given dm value to get the equivalent value in x in metres;

`\begin{gathered} 1dm=0.10m \\ 6183dm=xm \\ \end{gathered}`

Step 3: We cross multiply the two equations above to obtain the value of x in metres:

`\begin{gathered} 1* x=6183*0.10 \\ x=618.3m \end{gathered}`

Hence, 6,183dm to metres will be 618.3m as a decimal.