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Multiplication and Division Examples
- 3.56 cm × 4 cm = 14.24 cm2 but you would report
10 cm2.
- 2.050 mL × 5.0 mL = 10.250 mL2 but you would report 1.0 × 101 mL2 using scientific notation to remove the ambiguity.
- 45.0 cm/9 cm = 5.0 cm but you would report 5 cm.
- (4.5 ft) × (12 in/1 ft) × (2.54 cm/1 in) × (1 m/100 cm)
= 1.3716 m but you would report 1.4 m.