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Grade 2 Math · Problem type
Relate centimeters and meters
Use this to measure the same object in meters and in centimeters.
Picture
3 meters, each 100 centimeters long: 300 centimeters in all.
This is an example. Choose the numbers from your problem to start.
Length in meters (meters)
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Length in centimeters (centimeters)
Number sentences
300 centimeters = 3 meters of 100 centimeters
Good to know
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1 meter is 100 centimeters.
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Meters are bigger, so you need fewer of them: 3 meters is 300 centimeters.
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Use whole meters.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Length in meters: 3 meters
FIND
length in centimeters
Step 1 · Find length in centimeters
? centimeters = 3 meters of 100 centimeters
Each meter is 100 centimeters. Count by 100s, once for each meter.
Count by 100s: 100, 200, 300 → 300 centimeters
Length in centimeters: 300 centimeters
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
100 + 100 + 100 = 300 ✓
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