Answer to Question #148071 in General Chemistry for Javier

Question

What are the conversation factors for the equality 1 meter = 100 centimeters?

a. 1 m /100 cm and 100 cm/1m

b.1 m/100 cm

c. 1 cm/100 m and 100 m/1 cm

d. 1 m/1000 cm and 1000 cm/1 m

Answer 1

Solutions: Meters (m) and centimeters (cm) can be related by the prefix modifier equality 100 cm = 1 m.

So therefore, this equality given above can be represented as two conversion factors:

1 m / 100 cm and 100 cm / 1 m.

Thus, the answer is option A.