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Interpretation:
The number of meters in one kilometer and in one decimeter needs to be determined.
Concept introduction:
Metric system is defined as a system of measurements that uses the liter, meter, and gram as base units of capacity (volume), length (distance), and weight (mass) respectively.
Answer to Problem 62A
There are
Explanation of Solution
Prefixes are very important as they give the magnitude for a particular number. Prefixes also allow the large numbers to be written in the form of smaller units.
Here,
Thus, there are
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