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Not really. A decimetre is not a measurement unit which is used much.
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What are decimeters?
A decimeter is a unit of measurement that is equivalent to ten centimeters.
What does it mean to measure something to the nearest whole decimetre?
Meter sticks usually have marks for centimeters, not decimeters, so in this case, you could take the measurement to centimeters, then round. For instance, if the measurement is 53.8 centimeters, you round this to the nearest 10 centimeters (50), then convert to decimeters (5).Meter sticks usually have marks for centimeters, not decimeters, so in this case, you could take the measurement to centimeters, then round. For instance, if the measurement is 53.8 centimeters, you round this to the nearest 10 centimeters (50), then convert to decimeters (5).Meter sticks usually have marks for centimeters, not decimeters, so in this case, you could take the measurement to centimeters, then round. For instance, if the measurement is 53.8 centimeters, you round this to the nearest 10 centimeters (50), then convert to decimeters (5).Meter sticks usually have marks for centimeters, not decimeters, so in this case, you could take the measurement to centimeters, then round. For instance, if the measurement is 53.8 centimeters, you round this to the nearest 10 centimeters (50), then convert to decimeters (5).
What is greater 6.2 meters or 62 decimeters?
They are both the same measurement.
How many meters is 50 decimeters?
The SI prefix deci indicates that there are 0.1 base units present in the measurement. Then 50 decimeters is equal to 5 meters.
For each measurement wrtie a equivalent in decimeters centinent millimeters 13.74?
Assuming that the starting number is 13.74 meters, the equivalent in decimeters would be 137.4 decimeters. In centimeters the equivalent would be 1374 centimeters, and in millimeters it would be 13740 millimeters.
Why do decimeters exist when we use centimeters instead?
That is the benefit of the International SI units of measurement, being base 10 one can convert to a measurement appropriate to what you are doing by simply multiplying or dividing by 10 - thus while the standard measurement is the meter, kilometers, decimeters and centimeters are all the SAME thing just expressed as a different magnitude
Which is smaller centimeters or decimeters?
1 decimetres = 10 centimetres, so a centimetre is a smaller unit of measurement.
How many meter is 8 decimeters?
There are .8 decimeters in a meter you can find that out by putting the measurements in order from the smallest to the biggest then putting your number above the form of measurement and each time you need it to be a higher measurement you take a zero away and if there are not any zeros you add a decimal to the front and if there already is a decimal add a zero behind the decimal and in front of the numbers but if you are going to a smaller measurement then all you have to do is place a zero behind your number it is very simple because the metric system is base on powers of ten.
What measurement is more precise a 0.3 meter 3 decimeters 32 centimentis or 324 millimeters?
324 millimeters
Are there decimeters on a tape measure?
Not usually, but a decimetre is equal to 10 centimetres. The decimeter is a bit of a rarely used measurement.
7 decimeters equal how many millimeters?
Both millimeter and decimeter are metric units of measurement. There are 1,000 millimeters in one meter, and ten decimeters in one meter. Therefore there are 100 millimeters in one decimeter, or 5 decimeters for 500 millimeters.
What is the form of measurement?
the smallest form of measurement is a nanometer
