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Question:
The length of Pricilla's desk is 150 cm. Express the length in meters.
Answer:
4th option) 1.5 meters ✓
POV:- sometimes 1.5 meters is also written as 1.50 meters..
Explanation:
To convert centimeters to meters we need to divide 100 with the given centimeter value because:
As we know, 1 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ = 100 ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ
Given:
To express the length 150cm in meter:
• So, divide 150 by 100:
Hence, the length in meter is 1.5m.
More Information:
- Centimeter (cm) is a metric unit of length that equals one-hundredth of a meter.
- Meter (m) is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system.
- A meter is the standard unit of length in the metric system and that a centimeter is equal to one-hundredth of one meter (which means that there are one hundred centimeters in one meter).
- Centimeters are very small as compared to meters..
→ One hundred centimeters make up one meter...
→ One meter is made up of one hundred centimeters...
Hope this helps you :) ...
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