About how many centimeters wide is a standard piece of letter paper?

Question

A standard piece of letter paper is 8.5 inches wide. About how many centimeters wide is a standard piece of letter paper?

Update:

Please choose one of these answers:

A. 2.6cm

B.3.3cm

C. 21.6cm

D. 27.9cm

How did you get the answer?

Answer 1

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1 inch=2.54 cm

given that the letter paper is 8.5inches wide

=> 8.5*2.54=21.59 cm≈21.6 cm

therefore, option c

Answer 2

1 inch=2.54 centimeter.

Therefore, you just multiply 8.5 by 2.54 which will give you 21.59 cm. But you round it off to 21.6cm. The answer is C.

Hopefully, that helps you.

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Answer 3

1 inch = 15/6 cm

8.5 inch = (15 x 8.5)/6 cm = 21.25 cm

hence width of given paper is 21.25 cm.

option C is right.

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Answer 4

21.59 cm = 2.54cm/inch * 8.5 inches