Convert Meter to Centimeter (m to cm)
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Meter (abbreviation: m): is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum within 1/299792458 seconds.
Centimeter (abbreviation: cm): is a unit of length in the SI metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
How to Convert Meters to Centimeters
Example: How many centimeters are equivalent to 70.63 meters?
As;
1 meters = 100 centimeters
70.63 meters = Y centimeters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 70.63 times 100 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 70.63 * 100 / 1 = 7063 centimeters
Answer is: 7063 centimeters are equivalent to 70.63 meters.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into cm:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 8.95 m
( ii ) 42.14 m
( iii ) 8.6 m
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