Question

By what factor (how much) does the milli- unit differ from the centi- unit?
earth science

Answer 1

By a factor of 0.1.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, since the milli- unit has a factor 0.001 and the centi- unit a factor of 0.01 we can apply the following division in order to compute by what factor they actually differ from:

`(milli)/(centi)= (0.001)/(0.01) =0.1`

It means that the milli- unit differ from the centi- unit by a factor of 0.1. Conversely, the centi- unit differ from the milli- unit by a factor of 10:

`(centi)/(milli)= (0.01)/(0.001) =10`

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