Multiple Choice
Which of the following metric prefixes means "above" or "greater than"?
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1. Intro to General Chemistry
Metric Prefixes
Multiple Choice
Which of the following represents the fraction of a meter that is equal to one millimeter?
A
1/10000
B
1/100
C
1/1000
D
1/10
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall the relationship between meters and millimeters: 1 meter (m) is equal to 1000 millimeters (mm).
To find the fraction of a meter that corresponds to one millimeter, set up the ratio: \( \frac{1 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ m}} \).
Since 1 meter = 1000 millimeters, rewrite the ratio as \( \frac{1 \text{ mm}}{1000 \text{ mm}} \).
Simplify the ratio by canceling the units (millimeters), leaving \( \frac{1}{1000} \).
Therefore, one millimeter is \( \frac{1}{1000} \) of a meter.
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