Because they are one hundredcentimetresin a meter.
The centi- prefix means hundredth, which means 1 centimeter is one hundredth of a meter; thus there are one hundred centimeters in a meter.
1 cm = 1 x 1/100 m
→ 100 cm = 100 x 1/100 m
= 1 m
→ 200 cm = 200 x 1/100 m
= 2 m
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No. In one centimeter, there is ten millimeters. Therefore, in two centimeters, there will be 20 millimeters, not 200. 200 millimeters will equal 20 centimeters.
To find the fraction that represents 20 centimeters of 2 meters, we first convert both measurements to the same unit. Since there are 100 centimeters in a meter, 2 meters is equal to 200 centimeters. Therefore, 20 centimeters is 20/200 or 1/10 of 2 meters. So, the fraction that represents 20 centimeters of 2 meters is 1/10.
1 meter = 100 centimeters 2 meters = 200 centimeters 6 meters = 600 centimeters 20 meters = 2,000 centimeters 26 meters = 2,600 centimeters 26.8 meters = 2,680 centimeters
1 meter = 100 centimeters 2 meters = 200 centimeters 10 meters = 1,000 centimeters 20 meters = 2,000 centimeters 40 meters = 4,000 centimeters 100 meters = 10,000 centimeters 400 meters = 40,000 centimeters 460 meters = 46,000 centimeters
To convert 6 meters to centimeters, you multiply by 100 (since 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters). So, 6 meters is equal to 6 x 100 = 600 centimeters. Adding the 20 centimeters given, the total length is 600 + 20 = 620 centimeters.