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How many meters are equivalent to $2,300$ centimeters? $left parenthesis 100 centimeters equals 1 meter right parenthesis$

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Explanation

Choice B is correct. It's given that $100$ centimeters is equal to $1$ meter. Therefore, $2,300$ centimeters is equivalent to $left parenthesis 2,300 centimeters right parenthesis left parenthesis StartFraction 1 meter Over 100 centimeters EndFraction right parenthesis$ , or $23$ meters.

Choice A is incorrect. $0.043$ meters is equivalent to $4.3$ , not $2,300$ , centimeters.

Choice C is incorrect. $2,400$ meters is equivalent to $240,000$ , not $2,300$ , centimeters.

Choice D is incorrect. $230,000$ meters is equivalent to $23,000,000$ , not $2,300$ , centimeters.