A paraffin wax candle is 6.25 inches tall and 1.50 inches in diameter. To what exponent will you need to raise the conversion factor provided (2.54 cm = 1 in) to convert between volumes measurements? A) O B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

A paraffin wax candle is 6.25 inches tall and 1.50 inches in diameter. To what exponent will you need to raise the conversion factor provided (2.54 cm = 1 in) to convert between volumes measurements? A) O B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

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A paraffin wax candle is 6.25 inches tall and 1.50 inches in diameter.
To what exponent will you need to raise the conversion factor provided (2.54 cm =
1 in) to convert between volumes measurements?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

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