Question

You are converting 8 cm to meters. How will the number of meters compare to 8? Explain.

Answer 1

100 cm is equivalent to 1 m then the conversion factor to convert centimeters to meters is:

`(\frac{1m}{100\text{ cm}})`

then, 8cm is equivalent to

`8cm(\frac{1m}{100\text{ cm}})\text{ = 0.08m}`

We can conclude that the correct answer is:

`0.08\text{ m}`

on the other hand, notice that the comparison between the NUMBERS/CONSTANTS (not units) is:

`0.08\text{ < 8}`