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- Posted on Jan 05, 2011
Re: Centimeters cubed to meters cubed conversion
Here is another more detailed way to solve this problem, using dimensional analysis:
You want to convert cm3 to m3.
- Consider the two different units without their superscripts: that is, cm and m.
- Relate them to each other: that is, 1 m = 100 cm is probably the easiest way.
- Use the above equivalency by rewriting it as a ratio: 1 m/100 cm or 100 m/1 cm.
- Now cube each one of the above ratios: that is, 1 m^3/(100 cm)^3 or (100 cm)^3/1 cm^3. You want to do this cubing, because, you want to match the unit in the given starting quantity, 1 cm^3.
- Next multiply one of the above ratios (also called the "conversion factor") times the given quantity, as followed below:
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