Answering "How many decimal places to the right do you move to change kilometer square to meter square?"
why do they move the decimals when multiplying
Move the dot 4 spaces to the left Hecto=2 Deka=.2 Meter=.02 Deci=.002 Centi=.0002
Because there are 100 (centi- meaning 100) centimeters in one meter, all you would have to do is move the decimal point to the right 2 places, getting 680
If one meter = 100 centimeters, then you must multiply 0.9 by 100. To do that quickly you must move the decimal point in 0.9 twice to the right. So, 0.9 meters = 90 centimeters.
Answering "How many decimal places to the right do you move to change kilometer square to meter square?"
One meter = 100 centimeters or a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. You move the decimal two places so 1.53 meters = 153 centimeters
why do they move the decimals when multiplying
Move the Decimal Point 3 places to the left as follows:- 1 CM. sq = .001 Mtr sq 250 CM. sq = .25 Mtr sq 500 CM. sq = .5 Mtr sq 750 Cm. sq = .75Mtrsq 1000 CM.sq = 1 Mtr sq
You move the decimal point 2 places to the right when converting meters to centimeters. This is because there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.
To convert 2.05 meters to centimeters, you multiply by 100 because there are 100 centimeters in one meter. So, 2.05 meters is equal to 205 centimeters.
Move the decimal place on the meter number 2 spaces to the right, and that is the number of centimeters.
0.26 meters is equivalent to 26 centimeters. There are 100 centimeters in a meter, so to convert from meters to centimeters, you multiply by 100.
Move the dot 4 spaces to the left Hecto=2 Deka=.2 Meter=.02 Deci=.002 Centi=.0002
1 meter is 100 centimeters (that's what the centi- part means). If you want to convert meters to centimeters, all you need to do is move the decimal point 2 spaces to the right. 3.61 meters is therefore 361 centimeters.
0.0325 meter 1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
2.131 meters equles 213.1 centimeters because there is 100 centeimeters in a meter so you move the decimal over two places.