Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 4 - Section 4.5 - Addition and Subtraction of Measurements - Exercise - Page 185: 37

Answer

$3.5 \ cm$

Work Step by Step

We first convert the measurement 167 mm to cm by dividing by 10, so we have $$167 \ mm = 16.7 \ cm$$ Now, since we get the same units, then we subtract the measurements as follows: $$ 16.7 \ cm - 13.2 \ cm=3.5 \ cm .$$
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