Question

By what factor (how much) does the milli- unit differ from the centi- unit? earth science

Answer 1

Answer:

By a factor of 0.1.

Explanation:

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In this case, since the milli- unit has a factor 0.001 and the centi- unit a factor of 0.01 we can apply the following division in order to compute by what factor they actually differ from:

$\frac{milli}{centi}= \frac{0.001}{0.01} =0.1$

It means that the milli- unit differ from the centi- unit by a factor of 0.1. Conversely, the centi- unit differ from the milli- unit by a factor of 10:

$\frac{centi}{milli}= \frac{0.01}{0.001} =10$

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