A paragraph could very well be one sentence, but it could just as easily be a long 20 sentence paragraph. It's usually thought of as being a complete separate thought and containing as many sentences are needed before you reach a natural breaking point to move on to the next paragraph. Hope that helped.
Centi-means one-hundredth, so 1metre = 100 centimeters, therefore 1 decameter = 10 x (100 centimeters) = 1000 centimeters. Hecto-means one hundred, therefore 1 hectometer = 100 meters = 10 decameters. Kilo-means one thousand, of course, so 1 kilometer = 1000 meters, and since 1 hectometer = 100 meters, 1 kilometer = 10 hectometers.
A meter stick (measuring device) is usually either one meter long or slightly longer at 39.5 inches. The SI unit meter is equal to 100 centimeters (A centimeter is a hundredth â¦ of a meter). The English unit length of a meter is 39.37 inches, or 3.28 feet. For rough calculations, the yard (36 inches, 3 feet) is only. 4 people found this useful.