SOLUTION: A micrometer is one thousand times smaller than a millimeter and a millimeter is one thousand times smaller than a meter how many times smaller is a micrometer than a meter?

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Question 964528: A micrometer is one thousand times smaller than a millimeter and a millimeter is one thousand times smaller than a meter how many times smaller is a micrometer than a meter?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, macston, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A micrometer is one thousand times smaller than a millimeter and a millimeter is one thousand times smaller than a meter how many times smaller is a micrometer than a meter?
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Answer:: 1000*1000 = 1,000,000 or one million times smaller
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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A micrometer is one millionth of a meter.
Nothing is thousands of times smaller than anything else.
If it is 1 times smaller, it is zero, because if you take
one time one thing away from itself, you have nothing left.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A micrometer is a measuring tool.
One millionth of a meter is a micron.