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Measurement in Science. rinking. K. ing. enry. ied. y. D. hocolate. ilk. H. D. B. C. M. K is for Kilo- and means one thousand times (1000x). H is for Hecto - and means one hundred times (100x). D is for Deka ( Da ) – and means ten times (10x).
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Measurement in Science rinking K ing enry ied y D hocolate ilk H D B C M K is for Kilo- and means one thousand times (1000x) H is for Hecto- and means one hundred times (100x) D is for Deka (Da) – and means ten times (10x) B is for the base unit (meter-m; liter-l; gram-g) D is for deci (d) – and means one-tenth (0.1x) C is for centi (c) – and means one one-hundreth (0.01x) M is for milli (m) – and means one one-thousandth (0.001x)
Measurement in Science To convert between units of the Metric System it is as easy as moving the decimal. 325 cm = ?mm The prefix milli- is one place to the right, so you will add one zero to the number 1 for the top of the fraction. Which unit in the fraction is furthest to the left? It gets a value of 1 in the fraction. Start with what you are given, and write an equation: Draw a multiplication sign and fraction bar: Put the units to get rid of in the bottom of the fraction: And the desired units on top: How do you solve the equation? 10 mm 325 cm = 3,250 mm X _________________ 1 cm K H Da B d c m
