Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Measurement - 7.2 The Metric System - Length - 7.2 Exercises - Page 492: 39

Answer

$5~mm=0.5~cm$ $1~mm=0.1~cm$ See image.

Work Step by Step

We convert mm to cm ($10~mm=1~cm$): $5~mm*\frac{1~cm}{10~mm}=0.5~cm$ $1~mm*\frac{1~cm}{10~mm}=0.1~cm$ See image.
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