Question

How do you convert 75 mm to centimeters?

Answer 1

Simply by dividing 10.

Explanation:

`"milli"=10^-3`, `"centi"=10^-2`

`1` `mm` `=` `1xx10^-3m`.

`1` `cm` `=` `1xx10^-2m`.

`(1*cm)/(1*mm)` `=` `(1xx10^-2m)/(1xx10^-3m)` `=` `10`

Thus `75*mm` `=` `7.5*cm`.