Question

To obtain the number of meters from a distance measured in centimeters, you must A. multiply B. divide by the number A. 5,280 B. 10 C. 12 D. 100

Answer 1

we know that

one meter = 100 centimeter

1 m = 100 cm

clearly centimeter is smaller unit . to convert a smaller unit to higher unit , we must divide. so to convert distance measured in centimeter into meter , we must divide by 100

for example :

lets assume distance measured is 10 cm .

d = 10 cm

since 1 m = 100 cm

hence

d = 10 cm (1 m/100 cm )

d = (10 x 1 /100) (cm x m/cm)

d = 0.1 m

so correct choice is divide  by

D.100