Chintu used a pencil of length $12 c m$ to measure his friend Salman's height. If Salman's height is equal to the length of $13$ pencils, what is Salman's height in meters?

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Salman's height is equal to the length of $13$ pencils.
Length of $1$ pencil $= 12 c m$
$∴$ Length of $13$ pencils $= 13 \times 12 = 156 c m$
Also,
$1 c m = \frac{1}{100} m$
$\Rightarrow 156 c m = \frac{156}{100} = 1.56 m$
Hence the Salman's height is $1.56 m$ .

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Chintu used a pencil of length 12 cm to measure his friend Salman's height. If Salman's height is equal to the length of 13 pencils, what is Salman's height in meters?

Salman's height is equal to the length of 13 pencils.Length of 1 pencil =12cm∴ Length of 13 pencils =13×12=156cmAlso,1cm=1100m⇒156cm=156100=1.56mHence the Salman's height is 1.56m.

Chintu used a pencil of length $12 c m$ to measure his friend Salman's height. If Salman's height is equal to the length of $13$ pencils, what is Salman's height in meters?

Salman's height is equal to the length of $13$ pencils.
Length of $1$ pencil $= 12 c m$
$∴$ Length of $13$ pencils $= 13 \times 12 = 156 c m$
Also,
$1 c m = \frac{1}{100} m$
$\Rightarrow 156 c m = \frac{156}{100} = 1.56 m$
Hence the Salman's height is $1.56 m$ .