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What meter is longest centimeters or decimeter

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1 decimetre is greater than one 1 centimetre.

Step-by-step explanation

We want to see which one is greater between the centimeter and the decimeter.

We know that both centimeters and decimeters are forms of measurement in the metric system.

One centimetre (1 cm) is equivalent to one-hundredth of a metre:


1\text{ cm = }(1)/(100)\text{ m}

One decimeter (1 dm) is equivalent to one-tenth of a metre:


1\text{ dm = }(1)/(10)\text{ m}

By comparing both, we see that, 1 decimetre is actually greater than one 1 centimetre.

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