Question

Convert the following units to the units in bracket 12m (to cm)
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Answer 1

1 meter = 100 centimeter

So ,

12 m = 12 × 100 = 1,200 centimeter

Answer 2

We are converting 12 meters into centimeters.

A meter is a larger unit of messurment then centimeter. In fact, a meter is made up of many centimeters

How many centimeters are in a meter?

We can look at the word composition of the word centimeter to figure this out:

centimeter

centi = 100

There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.

In this problem, we have 12 meters. That is twelve 100 cm or:

12 × 100 = 1,200

12 meters is the same as 1,200 centimeters