There are two slides in a park. The first slide is 9.5m tall. The second slide is 300cm shorter than the first slide. How tall is the second slide in centimetres? Show your work.
Q. There are two slides in a park. The first slide is 9.5m tall. The second slide is 300cm shorter than the first slide. How tall is the second slide in centimetres? Show your work.
Convert to centimeters: Convert the height of the first slide from meters to centimeters to have a consistent unit of measurement.9.5 meters = 9.5×100 centimeters = 950 centimeters.
Height difference calculation: Determine the height difference between the first and second slides.The second slide is 300cm shorter than the first slide.Height difference = 300cm.
Calculate second slide height: Calculate the height of the second slide by subtracting the height difference from the height of the first slide.Height of second slide = Height of first slide - Height difference.Height of second slide = 950cm−300cm=650cm.
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