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Everything is based on ten. Uniform unit prefixes all based on a meter.
sometimes decimeter, sometimes centimeter(if it measures mm)
It depends. If the division is wider than an ordinary pencil then it is a centimetre. If it is much narrower than that then it is a millimetre.
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1- a meter stick is like a giant ruler (it measures i meter)
100/01=o
it has 100 cetmeters in a meter
1 metre = 100 centimetres. Therefore, one centimetre is one over 100 of a metre (1/100th).
millimeter
1/1000
There is 100 centimers in a meter and 10 millimeters in a centimeter, so 1000 millimeters.
Everything is based on ten. Uniform unit prefixes all based on a meter.
sometimes decimeter, sometimes centimeter(if it measures mm)
1/100
It depends. If the division is wider than an ordinary pencil then it is a centimetre. If it is much narrower than that then it is a millimetre.
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If it is a new meter stick you can place it at the end of the stick, otherwise if it is old or shows some wear you should measure from the 1 centimeter mark and then subtract one centimeter from the answer.