How do you convert 100 cm to meters?

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anor277
Jul 31, 2018

Well, what do we mean by cm?

Explanation:

The prefix c ≡ centi, i.e. 10−2...

And thus 1⋅cm≡1×10−2×m≡0.01⋅m...i.e. a 100th of a metre.

And likewise...the prefix m ≡ milli, i.e. 10−3...

1⋅mm≡1×10−3×m≡0.001⋅m...i.e. a 1000th of a metre.

And so 100⋅cm≡100×10−2⋅m=102×10−2⋅m=1⋅m precisely...

Got all that...?

Mark D.
Jul 31, 2018

1 metre

Explanation:

There are 100 cm in a metre.

To convert cm→m divide by 100

To convert m→cm multiply by 100

We have 100 cm so divide by 100 and this is 1 metre

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