Divide the measurement in centimeters by 100,000. In other words, move the decimal point 5 places to the left. Example:
500,000 centimeters = 5 kilometers
you would measure a wall in meters
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you would measure a wall in meters
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Meters.
To convert a measure in centimeters to kilometers, you would need to divide the number of centimeters by 100, since there are 100 centimeters in a meter, and then divide by 1000 to convert meters to kilometers, as there are 1000 meters in a kilometer.
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Usually meters would be an appropriate unit.
Meters are bigger than centimeters thus making it easier to measure.
meters-centimeters are really small, about a third of an inch. Meters are about a yard. Would you measure a pool in thirds of inches or yards? Exactly
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