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How do I convert centimeters into meters?

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There are exactly 100 centimeters (cm) in 1 meter (m). Therefore, 30 meters equals 3000 centimeters, 25 centimeters equals 0.25 meters, etc.

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How do I convert ounces to grams?

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Multiply ounces by 28.35.

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Do metric units differ by 10 from each other?

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No, they are multiples of each other. Ten millimeters is a centimeter, a hundred centimeters is a meter, and a thousand meters is a kilometer. You can use these relationships to convert any number of one unit to the appropriate number of a larger or smaller unit

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1 meter = how many feet?

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1 meter = 3.28 feet.

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How do I convert metric to standard?

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The easiest way is to use a conversion table.

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How do I convert five centimeters to inches?

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5 centimeters = 5 x 0.3937 inch = 1.9685 inches.

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How do I calculate 3.0 x 3.0 cm in inches?

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Each centimeter equals 0.3937 inch.

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Which conversion requires division?

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Use division when converting a smaller unit to a larger unit. For example, when converting centimeters to meters, divide the number of centimeters by 100.

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How many ounces are in a liter?

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33.8.

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How far and in what direction does the decimal move when converting from centimeters to kilometers?

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A km is 100x larger than a cm - the metric system works in measures of 10. Move the decimal to the left 2 places (10 x 10 = 100).

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How do I convert km to mm?

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Considering 1 km is 1,000 m, it'll be 1,000,000 mm. So you would multiply the number of km by 1,000,000.

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How much is half a millimeter?

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Half a millimeter is 500 micrometers (or microns).

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How do I convert millimeters to kilometers?

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Divide the number of millimeters by one-million to get the corresponding number of kilometers. In other words, there are one-million millimeters in one kilometer.

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How do I convert a 50 grams to kilometers?

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You cannot convert a unit of weight/mass (such as a gram) to a unit of length (such as a kilometer).

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How many liters are there in a cubic meter?

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1,000.

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