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Would you use decimeter or centimeter to measure the thickness of a phone book?
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yes because i learned it in math class
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Would you use a millimeter centimeter meter kilometer or a decimeter to measure the height of a 32 story building?
Metre.
How many decimeters are in 9cm?
There are no decimeters in 9 cm. A centimeter is one one-hundredth of a meter. A decimeter is one tenth of a meter. You would need one more centimeter to have a decimeter.
What would you measure with a decimeter?
Decimeter unit length in the metric system. 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters. Decimeter is used less in length measurements.
What instrument measures decimeters?
You would use to measure decimeter is a ruler.
How many inches in 1 diameter?
Diameter is not a unit of measure. It would be like asking how many inches in 1 highway. However, decimeter is a unit of measure. One decimeter is equal to one-tenth of a meter. There are 3.937 inches in a decimeter.
Would you use a millimeter centimeter meter kilometer or a decimeter to measure the height of a 32 story building?
Metre.
Why is there only .1 meter in a decimeter?
A decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters and 100 centimeters make a meter. So a centimeter would be 0.01 meters and a decimeter is ten times a centimeter so a decimeter is 0.1 meters.0.01=centimeter0.01x10=0.1=decimeterBecause it just is....
What is the most appropriate unit to measure the thickness of a phone book?
What is the most appropriate instrument to measure
How many decimeters in centimeter?
there are 10 centimeters in a decimeter so there would be .1 decimeters in a centimeter
How many decimeters are in 9cm?
There are no decimeters in 9 cm. A centimeter is one one-hundredth of a meter. A decimeter is one tenth of a meter. You would need one more centimeter to have a decimeter.
To change from a decimeter to a centimeter what do you multiply by?
To change from a decimeter to a centimeter, you would multiply by 10. This is because there are 10 centimeters in one decimeter.
Why might you measure that thickness a wire in millimeter than centimeter?
You would use mm. For the same reason you use feet instead of miles to measure the height of a building.
What would you measure of unit would you measure a thickness a?
What measure of units would you use to measure the thickness of a phone book
Would you measure with inches feet or yards an airplane?
Meter and its subdivisions (i.e. centimeter).
What unit of measure would you use for the volume of a pen?
Ok, so we know its not meter or kilometers because a meter is equal to like the width of a doorway or 1.1 yards and a kilometer is equal ro six city blocks or 1 mile. Whats left is milimeter and centimeter. For the sake of time the answer is centimeter because milimeter is way to small to measure the thickness of a pen. Hope that helps :)
What would you measure with a decimeter?
Decimeter unit length in the metric system. 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters. Decimeter is used less in length measurements.
What unit of measure would you use to measure the length of an airplane centimeter decimeter or meter?
After you measure the airplane, you could express the result in any unit. The choice of "meter" would most likely produce the most convenient number ... the easiest one to write down, remember, and tell other people about.
