Question

how many meters are equal to 5,253 centimeters? use how the placement of the decimal point changes when dividing by power of 10 to help you​

Answer 1

`52.53\ \text{meters}`

Explanation:

`1\ \text{meter}=100\ \text{centimeter}`

`1\ \text{centimeter}=(1)/(100)\ \text{meter}`

In the question the quantity that is required to be converted to meters is 5253 centimeters.

`5253\ \text{cm}=5253* (1)/(100)\\ =52.53\ \text{meters}`

So, the required measurement in meters is
`52.53\ \text{meters}`.