Question

how many millimeters (mm.) are in 1 meter (m.)? use the table below.

units of length in the metric system
unit: kilometer, hectometer, dekameter, meter, decimeter, centimeter
abbreviation: km, hm, dam, m, dm, cm
units in meters: 1,000, 100, 10, 1, .1, .01

1,000 mm.
100 mm.
10 mm.
100,000 mm.

Explanation:

Identify the relationship between meters and millimeters

$$ 1\text{ mm} = 0.001\text{ m} \implies 1\text{ m} = 1,000\text{ mm} $$

Match with the given options

$$ 1,000\text{ mm.} $$

Answer:

• (A) 1,000 mm. (Correct answer)
• (B) 100 mm.
• (C) 10 mm.
• (D) 100,000 mm.