Compare the size of 1 meter to the size of 1 centimeter. use your meterstick to .

This seems like a simple conversion problem. 1m=?cm and 1cm=?m.

Since this uses the metric system, you know the general layout of the prefixes: K H D M d c m. I remember this as King Henry died Monday drinking chocolate milk, but as long as you remember it you're good.

Let's look at 1m. Centimeters is two places away from it
K H D (M) d (c) m
This means you move the decimal place to the right two times, so 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.

For 1 cm, the meter position is two places away. This means we have to move the decimal place to the left two times. So, 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters.