a dollar is to a dime as a meter is to a..
decimeter
To answer this analogy question, we need to understand the relationship between a dollar and a dime. In this analogy, a dollar is a larger unit of currency compared to a dime, which is a smaller unit of currency. The relationship is that a dollar is worth ten times more than a dime.
Now, we can apply the same logic to find the answer to your question. A meter is a unit of length, so we need to find another unit of length that is smaller than a meter, just as a dime is smaller than a dollar.
The metric system provides various units of length, where each unit is a multiple or fraction of another.
In this case, we need to find a unit that is one-tenth (1/10) of a meter, as a dime is one-tenth (1/10) of a dollar.
The unit that meets this criterion is a decimeter (dm). A decimeter is one-tenth (1/10) of a meter, just as a dime is one-tenth (1/10) of a dollar.
Therefore, the answer to the analogy is that a meter is to a decimeter.