Which of the following is a decimal submultiple of a metre?

centimetre

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kilometre

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millimetre

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hectometre

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Solution

The correct option is C millimetre
Decimal submultiples of the metre are used to express distances smaller than metre. Below are a few common decimal submultiples of the metre:

$1 decimetre = 10^{- 1} metre$
$1 centimetre = 10^{- 2} metre$
$1 millimetre = 10^{- 3} metre$

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