Question

How do you convert \[3\] meters to centimeters?

Answer 1

Hint: Centimeters (cm) and meters (m) are both used for measurements of distance in the metric system. There are \[100\] centimeters in every meter, which in other way means that by multiplying the number of meters by \[100\] will convert it into centimeters whereas, dividing your measurement in centimeters by \[100\] will convert it to meters.

Complete step-by-step answer:
According to the given question, we need to convert \[3\] meters to centimeters.
So, first we will multiply the number of meters by \[100\] because there are 100 centimeters in every meter.
\[\therefore 1m = 100cm\]
Hence, \[3\]m \[ = 3 \times 100 = 300\]cm.
Therefore, \[3\]m is equivalent to \[300\]cm.

Additional Information:
A meter, or metre (symbol: m), is the base unit of length and distance in the International System of Units (SI). The meter is defined as the distance travelled by light in \[\dfrac{1}{{299792458}}\] of a second.
A centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), the current measurement form of the metric system. A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, and as the prefix "centi" indicates, is equal to one hundredth of a meter i.e., \[1\]cm\[ = \]\[\dfrac{1}{{100}}\]m.

Note: As when multiplying by factors of 10, you slide the decimal places to the right. We need to make sure that you don’t move the decimal points in the wrong direction when we’re converting from meters to centimeters (or vice versa).