Converting using the Metric Number Line

The Number Line T G M k h da d c m μ n p 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 F I X H E C T O C E N T I M I L M I C R O G I A M E G A K I L O D E K A D E C I N A O P I C O T E R A 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 Base Unit (m,L,g)

Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm Rules for Using the Number Line 1. Find the pre-fix of the unit that is given in the problem. Locate this on the number line. This is the first letter in the unit. T G M k h da d c m μ n p 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm

2. Find the pre-fix that of the conversion you want to find on the number line. T G M k h da d c m μ n p 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm

Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm Number of Spaces = ____ 3. Count the spaces using the numbers between the two pre-fixes. T G M k h da d c m μ n p 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm Number of Spaces = ____

4. Move the decimal point in the same direction as you are going on the number line. Example: 567.3 km = _____ cm 567.3

Base Unit (m,L,g) T G M k h da d c m μ n p 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 a. 75 cm = _____ m b. 1253 mL = _____ kL c. 5 ng = _____ cg d. 34 Tm = _____ hm