Metric Units & U.S. Fluid Ounces: By Steve Lycouris

Early Man’s First Type of Measurement Was The Handful

From The Handful, Man Progressed To Measuring Spoons A Common Measurement is: 1 Tablespoon = 3 Teaspoons

The Measuring Cup Is Used To Measure Volumes of Water 1 Cup = 8 oz. = 250ml

Metric Units: Kilometers Or Kilolitres Prefix Symbol Factor # Factor Word Kilo k 1,000 thousand Hecto h 100 hundred Deca da 10 ten Liter 1 one Deci d.1 tenth Centi c.01 hundredth Milli m.001 thousandth How to remember this order How Does Lazy Debbie Count Measles

50 Kiloliters = How Many Decaliters 50 Kiloliters = How Many Decaliters Decaliter is 2 lines below kilo so Take the 50 and move 2 places to the right = 5000 decaliters This works for kilometers also

3 cups = ? oz. or ? milliliters 6 teaspoons = ? Tablespoons 8 kilometers = ? meters 2 decimeters = ? Centimeters 50 liters = ? milliliters 24 oz. or 750 ml 2 tablespoons 8,000 meters 20 centimeters 50,000 milliliters

What Would You Rather Have? A Kilo of Gold or A Pound of Gold 1 Kilo =.453 of a pounds

How Many Pounds Is 600 Kilos? 600 * 4.53 = pounds

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