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I have a 10' x 10' x 12" area & need to find the cubic meters, how do I do this?
 

 

Hi,

The one length conversion number that I remember is that there are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. The prefix cent- means one hundred so I know that there are 100 centimeters in a meter. Thus

12" = 12 2.54/100 = 0.3048 m

10' = 10 12 2.54/100 = 3.048 m

Thus the volume you have is

0.3048 3.048 3.048 = 2.83 cubic meters.

Penny

 
 

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