Which statement about converting metric units of measurement is true? Use the metric table to help answer the question.Metric Tablekilo-hecto-deka-unitdeci-centi-milli-1,0001001010.10.010.001

A hectometer is 10,000 centimeters, so converting 87 centimeters to hectometers means dividing by 10,000. Move the decimal point four places left: 87 cm = 0.0087 hm, so A is true. The other choices give the wrong direction or number of places for their conversions.

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