Question

A worm travels 1250 millimeters.how many meters did the worm travel?

Answer 1

`m-meter\\mm-millimeter\\1m=1,000mm\to1mm=0.001m\\------------------\\\\1250mm=(1250\cdot0.001)m=1.250m=\boxed{1.25m}`

Answer 2

we know that

`1\ meter=1,000\ millimeters`

so

by proportion

`(1)/(1,000)(m)/(mm) =(x)/(1,250)(m)/(mm) \\ \\1,000*x=1,250\\ \\x=1,250/1,000\\ \\x=1.25\ m`

therefore

the answer is

`1.25\ m`