metric system works in 10s 100s or 1000s here is a rough overview
10 mm equals 1 centimetre
100 centimetre equals 1 metre also 1000 millimetres equals 1 metre
1000 metres equals a kilometre
the metric system also works on volume as well 1 cubic metre equals 1000 litres
10 cms cubed is 1 litre
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Divide by 100
1 meter = 100 centimeters. To convert from meters to centimeters, multiply by 100.
1 meter = 100 centimeters(1 meter x 1 meter) = 1 square meter = (100 centimeters x 100 centimeters) = 10,000 square centimeters.-- Take the number of square meters.-- Multiply it by 10,000-- The answer is the number of square centimeters.
To convert 1 meter and 56 centimeters to feet, first, convert the entire measurement to meters: 1 meter is 100 centimeters, so 1 meter plus 56 centimeters equals 156 centimeters. Next, convert centimeters to feet by dividing by 30.48 (since 1 foot is 30.48 cm). Thus, 156 cm is approximately 5.12 feet.
Divide it by 100. (100 centimeters to a meter)