Question

how many places (or steps) and what direction do you have to move to go from kilometers to centimeters? think of your staircase: k, h, da, b, d, c, m. 4 places to the left 5 places to the right 5 places to the left

Explanation:

Step1: Recall metric - prefix order

The metric - prefixes in order are: kilo (k), hecto (h), deca (da), base unit (b), deci (d), centi (c), milli (m).

Step2: Count the steps from 'kilo' to 'centi'

Starting from 'kilo' and moving towards 'centi', we have to move 5 steps. And moving from a larger - scale prefix to a smaller - scale prefix means moving to the right on the metric - prefix scale.

Answer:

5 places to the right