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Length
Converting metres to centimetres
Converting metres to centimetres
Activity 4
Observe the metre rule provided by your teacher.
Count the number of cm on the metre rule.
1 metre contains 100 centimetres.
1 m contains 100 cm.
1 m 1 x 100 cm = 100 cm 100 cm
2 m 2 x 100 cm = 200 cm 200 cm
3 m 3 x 100 cm = 300 cm 300 cm
4 m 4 x 100 cm = 400 cm 400 cm
5 m 5 x 100 cm = 500 cm 500 cm
6 m 6 x 100 cm = 600 cm 600 cm
What do you observe?
cm
1 m = 100 cm
Note: The metre rule shown below
is not to scale.