Is 5dm greater than or less than 5cm (how do you figure this out)
There are 10 decimeters in 1 meter.
There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.
Therefore, there are 10 centimeters in 1 decimeter.
Do you think 5 dm is greater or less than 5 cm?
this is alania's mom....we're trying to learn this together. i would say 5dm is greater..
You're right, Alania's mom. :-)
My little finger is about 5 cm long. My computer mouse is a little over 5 dm long.
< My computer mouse is a little over 5 dm long. >
Ms Sue, that is not a mouse, that is a huge computer rat, lol
Ooops! I was thinking 1 dm -- not 5 dm!! Ye gads!
My arm is about 5 dm long!!! And I'll get rid of that rat! <g>
To determine if 5 decimeters (5dm) is greater than or less than 5 centimeters (5cm), we first need to convert them to the same unit of measurement.
1 decimeter (dm) is equal to 10 centimeters (cm). Therefore, 5 decimeters would be equal to 5 multiplied by 10, which is 50 centimeters.
Now we can compare the values of 50 centimeters and 5 centimeters. Since 50 is greater than 5, we can conclude that 5 decimeters (50 centimeters) is greater than 5 centimeters.