There are 0.01 meters per centimeter. This means if you have a problem like, "Tony measured his pencil and found it to be 37 centimeters; how many meters long is the pencil?" you can plug 0.01 into the equation. (0.01 * 37= 0.37). Thus, the pencil is 0.37meters. You can also do it backward if you need too; "Tony measured his pencil as saw it was 0.37 meters, how many centimeters long is the pencil?" ( 0.37 / 0.01= 37cm). I know this is a long explanation, does it help?