{"id":231319,"date":"2025-06-10T19:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=231319"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:39:40","slug":"conversion-1-km-1000m-1-m-1000mm-convert-the-following-1-96-km-_-m-2-45-5-m-cm-3-8000-mm-m-4-470-cm-m-5-99-35-cm-_-mm-1-m-100-cm-1-cm-10mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/10\/conversion-1-km-1000m-1-m-1000mm-convert-the-following-1-96-km-_-m-2-45-5-m-cm-3-8000-mm-m-4-470-cm-m-5-99-35-cm-_-mm-1-m-100-cm-1-cm-10mm\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversion: 1 km – 1,000m 1 m – 1,000mm Convert the following: 1. 96 km – _ m 2. 45.5 m – cm 3. 8,000 mm – m 4. 470 cm – m 5. 99.35 cm – _ mm 1 m – 100 cm 1 cm – 10mm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conversion: 1 km – 1,000m 1 m – 1,000mm Convert the following: 1. 96 km – _ m 2. 45.5 m – <\/strong><\/em><\/strong>cm 3. 8,000 mm – m 4. 470 cm –<\/strong> m 5. 99.35 cm – _<\/strong><\/em> mm 1 m – 100 cm 1 cm – 10mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. 96 km –\u00a096,000<\/strong>\u00a0m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. 45.5 m –\u00a04,550<\/strong>\u00a0cm<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. 8,000 mm –\u00a08<\/strong>\u00a0m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. 470 cm –\u00a04.7<\/strong>\u00a0m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. 99.35 cm –\u00a0993.5<\/strong>\u00a0mm<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Converting units within the metric system is a straightforward process based on powers of ten. The key is to understand the relationship between the units and to determine whether multiplication or division is the appropriate operation. A fundamental rule guides these calculations: when converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, one must multiply. Conversely, when converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit, one must divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s examine each problem based on this principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. 96 km to m:<\/strong>\u00a0A kilometer (km) is a larger unit than a meter (m). The conversion factor is 1 km = 1,000 m. To convert from the larger unit (km) to the smaller one (m), the given value is multiplied by 1,000.\n
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      • 96 \u00d7 1,000 = 96,000 m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 45.5 m to cm:<\/strong>\u00a0A meter (m) is a larger unit than a centimeter (cm), with a conversion factor of 1 m = 100 cm. Following the rule, the conversion from meters to centimeters requires multiplication by 100.\n
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        • 45.5 \u00d7 100 = 4,550 cm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 8,000 mm to m:<\/strong>\u00a0A millimeter (mm) is a smaller unit than a meter (m). The established relationship is 1 m = 1,000 mm. To convert from the smaller unit (mm) to the larger one (m), the given value is divided by 1,000.\n
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          • 8,000 \u00f7 1,000 = 8 m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • 470 cm to m:<\/strong>\u00a0A centimeter (cm) is a smaller unit than a meter (m). The conversion factor is 1 m = 100 cm. Therefore, to convert from centimeters to meters, the value must be divided by 100.\n
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            • 470 \u00f7 100 = 4.7 m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 99.35 cm to mm:<\/strong>\u00a0A centimeter (cm) is a larger unit than a millimeter (mm), with 1 cm being equal to 10 mm. For this conversion from a larger to a smaller unit, multiplication by 10 is necessary.\n
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              • 99.35 \u00d7 10 = 993.5 mm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                Conversion: 1 km – 1,000m 1 m – 1,000mm Convert the following: 1. 96 km – _ m 2. 45.5 m – cm 3. 8,000 mm – m 4. 470 cm – m 5. 99.35 cm – _ mm 1 m – 100 cm 1 cm – 10mm The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Correct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}