Question

The length of a copper wire is 1.6 centimeters (cm). What is the length of this wire in meters (m)? 1.6 mc031-1.jpg 10–3 m 1.6 mc031-2.jpg 10–2 m 1.6 mc031-3.jpg 102 m 1.6 mc031-4.jpg 103 m

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: length of wire in meters =$1.6\times 10^{-2}$

Explanation: Given : length of copper wire = 1.6 cm

Now by metric system we know that :

centi stands for $10^2$

Thus 1 m is equal to 100 cm

1 cm =$10^{-2}m$

1.6 cm=$\frac{10^{-2}}{1}\times 1.6=1.6\times 10^{-2}m$

Thus length of wire in meters =$1.6\times 10^{-2}$