Two ends of a rod, when placed along the length of a metre scale read 8mm and 5.2 cm. What is the length of the rod?
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First, we need to convert the measurements to the same unit. Since the metre scale is in centimeters, let's convert 8mm to centimeters. We know that 1cm = 10mm, so 8mm = 0.8cm. Show more…
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