How many centimeters are in one thousandth of a meter?

• A. 1 cm
• B. 0.1 cm
• C. 0.01 cm
• D. 10 cm

Answer: (B)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Recall the relationship between meters and centimeters: 1 meter (m) equals 100 centimeters (cm). This can be written as \$1\, \text{m} = 100\, \text{cm}$.
2. Identify the quantity you want to convert: one thousandth of a meter, which is \(\frac{1}{1000}\) meter or \$0.001\, \text{m}$.
3. Set up the conversion by multiplying the given length in meters by the conversion factor from meters to centimeters: \$0.001\, \text{m} \times \frac{100\, \text{cm}}{1\, \text{m}}$.
4. Perform the multiplication of the numerical values (without calculating the final number) to get the length in centimeters: \$0.001 \times 100$ cm.
5. Interpret the result as the number of centimeters in one thousandth of a meter, which will be a decimal value less than 1 cm.