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Question from Jeannette, a parent: I cannot convert because of a question that throws me off. For example, A mother African elephant avg's 250 dm in height. A newborn baby African elephant avg's 89cm in height. How many cm shorter is the baby African elephant than its mother? Which one do I convert first? in order to subtract the number from the baby? |
Jeannette,
The question asked is
How many cm shorter is the baby African elephant than its mother?
so I would convert the average mother elephant height from decimeters to centimeters and then subtract the average baby elephant's height of 89 centimeters.
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