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how would 43 centimeters be changed to a fraction in meters


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we are asked to convert 43 centimeters into its equivalent in meters. In the SI Unit system, a meter is equivalent ot 100 meters. In this case, to convert centimeters to meters, we divide the value given by 100, that is equal to 0.43 meter.
we know that
[tex]1 cm[/tex] is equal to [tex] \frac{1}{100} [/tex] meters

by using proportion

[tex] \frac{1}{(1/100)} = \frac{43}{x} [/tex]

[tex] x= \frac{1}{100} *43 [/tex]

[tex]x= \frac{43}{100} m[/tex]


the answer is
[tex] \frac{43}{100} [/tex] meters