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Key Stage 3
Meaning
Centi is a Unit Prefix that means a number is 100 times smaller than the normal unit.
About Centi
Examples
- A centimetre (cm) is 1/100th of a metre (m).
- A centilitre (cL) is 1/100th of a litre (L).
Converting from Centi
To convert from centi to the base unit you must times by 1000.
- 63000cm = (63000/100)m = 630m
- 3500cm = (3500/100)m = 35m
- 940cm = (940/100)m = 9.4m
- 93cm = (93/100)m = 0.93m
- 4cm = (4/100)m = 0.02m
Converting to Centi
To convert to centi from a base unit you must divide by 1000.
- 7m = 7x100cm = 700cm
- 15m = 15x100cm = 1500cm
- 8.2m = 8.2x100cm = 820cm
- 0.26m = 0.26x100cm = 260cm
- 0.03km = 0.03x100cm = 3cm