EXPLANATION:
We are given the length 30cm and we are required to calculate what fraction of a meter is 30cm.
To do this, we shall begin by taking note that 1 meter equals 100 centimeters.
That is;
[tex]100cm=1m[/tex]To know what fraction of a meter is 30 centimeters, we shall express 30 cm as a fraction of 1 meter, that is 100 centimeters. This is shown below;
[tex]\begin{gathered} Fraction\text{ }of\text{ }1\text{ }meter: \\ \frac{30}{100} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]=\frac{3}{10}[/tex]Therefore;
ANSWER:
30 centimeters is
[tex]\frac{3}{10}[/tex]of 1 meter.
