How do you convert 5 meters to centimeters?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-21T10:20:31

$5 metres \times 100 = 500 centimetres$ $5 " metres" xx 100 = 500 " centimetres"$

The prefix 'cent' means 100. [Century is 100 years, $100 c = $ 1$ $100c = $1$ ]

In $1 metre$ $1 " metre "$ there are $100 centimetres$ $100 " centimetres"$

To change metres $\to$ $rarr$ cm, multiply by 100.

(move the decimal point 2 places to the right)

If you change to a smaller unit, the number gets bigger.

$5 metres \times 100 = 500 centimetres$ $5 " metres" xx 100 = 500 " centimetres"$

Answer 2 · 2016-10-27T10:04:39

$5 metres = 500 centimetres$ $5" metres "= 500" centimetres"$

Known: 1 metre is the same length as 100 centimetres

$1 metres = 100 centimetres$ $color(brown)(1" metres"=100" centimetres")$

But we need 5 metres so we have to change the 1 metres into 5 metres.

For multiply of divide, what you do to one side you do to the other.

Multiply both sides by 5

$5 \times 1 metres = 5 \times 100 centimetres$ $color(brown)(color(blue)(5xx)1" metres"=color(blue)(5xx)100" centimetres")$

$5 metres = 500 centimetres$ $5" metres "= 500" centimetres"$