Metric Unit Conversions:

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(i) To convert from m to cm2 = multiply by 10,000
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(ii) To convert from cm to m2 = divide by 10,000
2
(iii) To convert from cm to mm2 = multiply by 100
2
(iv) To convert from mm to cm2 = divide by 100
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(v) To convert: m to cm multiply by 1,000,000
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(vi) To convert: cm to m divide by 1,000,000

(vii) To convert: 1 cm3 = 1 ml

(viii) 1000 cm3 = 1 L

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1 Square meter (m ) is equal to 10000 square centimeters (cm ).

To convert square meters to square cm, multiply the square meter value
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by 10,000. For example, to convert 10 m to cm , multiply 10 by
2 2
10,000, that makes 100,000 cm in 10 m .
2
(i) To convert from m to cm2 = multiply by 10,000
2
(ii) To convert from cm to m2 = divide by 10,000
1 Square centimeter is equal to 100 square millimeters.
To convert square cm to square mm, multiply the square cm value by
2 2
100. For example, to convert 10 cm to mm , multiply 10 by 100, that
2 2
makes 1000 mm is equal to 10 cm .
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(iii) To convert from cm to mm2 = multiply by 100
2
(iv) To convert from mm to cm2 = divide by 100
1 Cubic Meter (m3) is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters (cm3).
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(v) To convert: m to cm multiply by 1,000,000
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For example, 10 m = 10,000,000 cm
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(vi) To convert: cm to m divide by 1,000,000

(vii) To convert: 1 cm3 = 1 ml

(viii) 1000 cm3 = 1 L