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6-5 CHANGING METRIC UNITS
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*Metric System-• A decimal system of measures.• The prefixes most commonly used are kilo-, centi-, and
milli-
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LENGTH is measured in meters.
• Kilometer km 1km = 1000 m• Hectometer hm 1hm = 100 m• Decameter dam 1dam = 10 m• Meter m 1m = 1m• Decimeter dm 1m = 10 dm• Centimeter cm 1m = 100 cm• Millimeter mm 1m = 1000 mm
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VOLUME is measured in liters.
• Kiloliter kL 1kL = 1000 L• Hectoliter hL 1hL = 100 L• Decaliter daL 1daL = 10 L• Liter L 1L = 1L• Deciliter dL 1L = 10 dL• Centiliter cL 1L = 100 cL• Milliliter mL 1L = 1000 mL
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MASS is measured in grams.
• Kilogram kg 1kg = 1000 g• Hectogram hg 1hg = 100 g• Decagram dag 1dag = 10 g• Gram g 1g = 1g• Decigram dg 1g = 10 dg• Centigram cg 1g = 100 cg• Milligram mg 1g = 1000 mg
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Examples!• Ex: Convert 300 cm into meters
• Ex: Convert 7 kg into grams
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Short Cut!!!
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Examples!• 4.5 L to mL
• 500 mm to m
• 25.4 cg to kg
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Order from Least to Greatest• 660 mL, 0.06 L, 6.6 kL
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Conversion between systems
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Converting between systems…
Examples!
• 17.22 inches to cm
• 828.5 mL to cups
• 9.5gal to L
• 15.09km to yd
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Double Conversions• 72.26 cm to ft