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Answer 1

One centimeter is `10^-2` of a meter.

One millimeter is `10^-3` of a meter.

So, `1` centimeter is also equal to `10` millimeters.

If you are changing something from millimeters to centimeters, say `35` millimeters, this is equivalent to `3.5` centimeters.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

divide by 10

Explanation:

In the metric system, each subdivision is 10 times that of the previous one, just like coinage where you need 10 dimes to make a dollar and 10 pennies to make a dime. Metric also uses prefixes to identify the relation of that measurement to the "base" one. They are:

Kilo = `1000`x
Hecto = `100`x
Deca = `10`x

Deci = `1/10`x
Centi = `1/100`x
Milli = `1/1000`x

So in meters, one millimeter is one one thousandth of a meter and a centimeter is one one hundredth of a meter. One centimeter is 10 millimeters and 1 millimeter is one tenth of a centimeter.

1 cm = 10 mm
1 mm = `1/10` cm = 0.1 cm