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Algebra Difficulty 1.8 Junior Find the answer

Convert 2 meters plus 3 centimeters plus 5 millimeters into meters.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Since there are 100 cm in 1 m, then 1 cm is 0.01 m. Thus, 3 cm equals 0.03 m. Since there are 1000 mm in 1 m, then 1 mm is 0.001 m. Thus, 5 mm equals 0.005 m. Therefore, 2 m plus 3 cm plus 5 mm equals 2+0.03+0.005=2.035 m2+0.03+0.005=2.035 \mathrm{~m}.

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