1. Metric System Notes for August 31, 2015

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The previously mentioned basic quantities and their appropriate units is supplemented with numerical prefixes that modify the basic units

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The modifying prefixes represent powers of ten with a 1 degree of separation
Ex =  kilo-
100 =  hecto-
10 =  deka-
Base unit = 100
0.1 =  deci-
0.01 =  centi-
0.001 =  milli-

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The prefixes are attached to each of the base units and modify the number of base units we have.
Ex. Kilogram = 1000 grams
kilometers = 1000 meters
kiloliters = 1000 liters
centigram = 0.01 grams
milligram = grams
milliseconds = seconds
hectometers = 100 meters
etc.

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To convert from one measurement to another such as 453 millimeters to meters, you would set up the problem as follows:
453 mm = _____?____ m
453 mm x ___1 m_ = m mm
Or Kg = _____?____ g
5.693 kg x 1000g = 5,693 g kg

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A simple tool to help you do these conversions is the following number line:
Kx Hx Dax x dx cx mx
x = meters, liters or grams
To use this, you mark the value you are given and mark what you need to find and you count the number of steps you take to get there.
Then you move your decimal point in the same direction, the number of steps that it takes.

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Example #1: mL = KL HL DaL L dL cL mL Your answer will be L because you went 3 steps to the left , so you moved the decimal 3 places to the left.

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Example #2: Kg = __________ dg
Kg Hg Dag g dg cg mg
Your answer is going to be 84.3 dg because you went 4
steps to the right, so you moved your decimal 4 places to
the right.