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3. A cubit is an ancient unit of length that was defined as the length from the tip of the middle finger to the bottom of the elbow. Its length varied from culture to culture. It was also subdivided with the following equivalences.
1 cubit = 6 palms 1 in = 2.54 cm

1 palm = 4 digits 1 cubit = 20.61 in

If a pencil is 7.54 digits long, what is it length in meters?

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It is given that 1 palm is equal to 4 digits. So, first convert 7.54 digits into palms by using given conversion factor.

$\begin{array}{rcl} 7.54 digits & = & 7.54 digits \times \frac{1 palm}{4 digits} \\ = & 1.885 palms \end{array}$

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