Question

Find the ratio of $9$ m to $27$ cm.
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Answer 1

First convert both the distances to the same unit.
Since $1$ m $=$ $100$ cm
So, $9$ m $=900$ cm
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$\Rightarrow \frac{900}{27}=\frac{100}{3}$
Hence, the required ratio is $100:3$
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