Use the ratio 1 meter = 100 centimeters. A town gets 200 centimeters of snow one winter. How many meters of snow does it get?

A. 2,000
B. 2
C. 1
D. 20,000

1 answer

B. 2

To convert centimeters to meters, divide by 100.

200 centimeters / 100 = 2 meters.

Therefore, the town gets 2 meters of snow.