How many metres are in one centimetre? Physics Introduction to Physics Unit Conversion 1 Answer anor277 Nov 24, 2016 #1*m# #=# #10^2*cm# #=# #10^3*mm# Explanation: And thus in #"1 metre"#, there are #"100 cm"#, and #"1000 mm"#. The prefix #"centi"=10^-2#, and #"millli"=10^-3#; #"deci"=10^-1#. And thus #1*cm# #=# #10*mm# #=# #0.01*m#. Answer link Related questions What is unit conversion? Question #6b809 Question #d5f5b Question #6b80e Question #4fdbb Question #f749d Question #23cf4 Question #23cf8 Question #4fdc7 How many miles per hour is one knot? See all questions in Unit Conversion Impact of this question 1634 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License