Question

Sara lives in Toronto, Canada, while her cousin Michael lives in Detroit, Michigan. They like to compare how fast they are growing up. Sara tells Michael she is 160 cm tall, while Michael says he is 60 inches tall. If there are 2.54 cm in an inch, who is taller? Do you have a conversion factor?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - Sara is taller nd yes conversion factor is available.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Height of Sara = 160 cm

height of Michael = 60 inches

1 inch = 2.54 cm

solution :

converting the height in the same unit by a conversion factor-

1 inch = 2.54 cm

60 inch = 60 * 2.54/1

= 154.2 cm

so, Micheal is 154 cm is smaller than Sara.