kilo
k
hecto deca
h
dk/dc
BASE unit
(m, L, g)
deci
d
centi
c
Prefix
Number
Number
of the
base unit
to make
one…..
Power
of Ten
If you
have
one of
the base
unit you
have…
Kilo-
one
thousand
1, 000
103
.001
Hecta-
One
hundred
100
102
.01
Deca
ten
10
101
.1
UNIT
One
1
100
1
Deci
One tenth
0.1
10-1
10
Centi
One
hundredth
0.01
10-2
100
Milli-
One
thousandth
0.001
10-3
1000
milli
m
Note: One milliliter is equal to 1 cubic centimeter (cc).
Convert the following:
35 mL= __________ dL
4 500 mg = _________ g
2567 cm = _________ m
950 g = __________ kg
25 cm = _________ mm
.0052 km = _________ dam
275 mm = __________ cm
0.005 kg = _________ dkg
1 532 815 m =________km
1 000 L = _________ kL
0.075 m = _________ cm
.15234 mm = __________ dkm
1000 mL = _________ L
15 g = _________ mg
1.234 L = __________dL
124.793 mg = _________ kg
459 cg = __________ hg
7.35 dL = __________ cL
63 cm _____ 6 m
5 g _____ 508 mg
1 500 mL _____ 1.5 L
536 cm _____ 53.6 dm
43 mg _____ 5 g
3.6 m _____ 36 cm
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