A pen measuring 10.5 cm long is equivalent to 0.105 meters.
<h2>Further Explanation
</h2><h3>Length </h3>
- Length refers to a measurement of distance. It is the distance between two points.
<h3>S.I units </h3>
- The S.I. units of lengths. However, length can be measured using other units such as millimeters, centimeters, kilometers, etc.
<h3>Metric system unit of measurement </h3>
- It is a system of measurement that uses units such as gram, liter, and meter to measure mass, capacity and length respectively.
- This system measures length based on meters, such that all the other units of lengths are based on an inter-conversion of units in meters.
<h3>Conversion of units measuring length
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1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 meter = 1000 millimeters
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 kilometer = 1000000 centimeters, and so forth.
Conversion of larger units to small units
- To convert larger units of measurement to smaller units we multiply we multiply the number of larger units by the appropriate conversion factor.
<h3>Conversion of smaller units to larger units
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- When converting smaller units of measurements to larger units of measurements we divide the number of smaller units by the appropriate factor.
- For example, to convert cm to m, we divide the number of cm by 100.
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In the question;
The pen measures 10.5 cm
But, 1 meter = 100 centimeters
Thus;
10.5 cm will be equivalent to;
= 10.5 cm/100 cm
= 0.105 meters
Therefore, a pen measuring 10.5 cm in length is equivalent to 0.105 meters.
Keywords: Length, meters, centimeters, metric unit system
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Level: Middle school
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Metric system of measurements
Sub-topic: Units of measuring length
