Table of inches and centimeters inches, x 5 6 7 8 centimeters, y 12.7 15.24 17.78 20.32 use the first step of the three-step process to find the pattern in this table. -the number of centimeters is multiplied by 2.54 to find the number of inches. -the number of inches is multiplied by 2.54 to find the number of centimeters. -7.7 is added to the number of centimeters to find the number of inches. -7.7 is added to the number of inches to find the number of centimeters.

If you compare table values to answer choices, you can see right away that several don't work. The number of centimeters is greater than the number of inches, so adding to or multiplying the number of centimeters by some number more than 1 will not give you the smalller number that is inches.

While it may work for the first number (5 inches) to add 7.7 to get the first number of centimeters (12.7), you have to know that you can only add like to like. You can only add inches to inches (getting a result of inches), or centimeters to centimeters (getting a result of centimeters). From the point of view of the units involved, it is nonsensical to add a pure number to a number of inches and expect to get a number of centimeters.

So, we're down to the second choice:

- The number of inches is multiplied by 2.54 to find the number of centimeters.

To find the pattern in the table, you can ...

I don't know what the first step in your problem solving process is supposed to be. In my problem solving process, the first step is always to look at what you are given. The next step is look at what you are being asked for.

relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten.

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