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    The document explains the metric system of measurement including units like meters, liters, and grams. It shows the prefixes and their meanings like kilo, hecto, and deca. Diagrams demonstrate how meters are divided into smaller units of decimeters, centimeters and millimeters. The same is shown for liters divided into deciliters, centiliters and milliliters. Examples are provided for converting between units like kilometers to centimeters by moving the decimal place the appropriate number of places. The metric system provides a consistent way to measure larger or smaller amounts.

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    The document explains the metric system of measurement including units like meters, liters, and grams. It shows the prefixes and their meanings like kilo, hecto, and deca. Diagrams demonstrate how meters are divided into smaller units of decimeters, centimeters and millimeters. The same is shown for liters divided into deciliters, centiliters and milliliters. Examples are provided for converting between units like kilometers to centimeters by moving the decimal place the appropriate number of places. The metric system provides a consistent way to measure larger or smaller amounts.

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    The document explains the metric system of measurement including units like meters, liters, and grams. It shows the prefixes and their meanings like kilo, hecto, and deca. Diagrams demonstrate how meters are divided into smaller units of decimeters, centimeters and millimeters. The same is shown for liters divided into deciliters, centiliters and milliliters. Examples are provided for converting between units like kilometers to centimeters by moving the decimal place the appropriate number of places. The metric system provides a consistent way to measure larger or smaller amounts.

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    The Metric System: Meters Liters Grams Deci Centi Milli Kilo Hecto Deca

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    The document explains the metric system of measurement including units like meters, liters, and grams. It shows the prefixes and their meanings like kilo, hecto, and deca. Diagrams demonstrate how meters are divided into smaller units of decimeters, centimeters and millimeters. The same is shown for liters divided into deciliters, centiliters and milliliters. Examples are provided for converting between units like kilometers to centimeters by moving the decimal place the appropriate number of places. The metric system provides a consistent way to measure larger or smaller amounts.

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    The Metric System

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    Kilometer hectometer decameter METER decimeter centimeter millimeter

    km hm Dm/dam m dm cm mm

    Kiloliter hectoliter decaliter LITER deciliter centiliter milliliter

    kl hl Dl/dall dl cl ml

    Kilogram hectogram decagram GRAM decigram centigram milligram

    kg hg Dg/dag g dg cg mg
    Dividing a Meter
    into smaller and smaller segments

    1 foot 1 yard
    foot 1 foot
    meter 1 meter
    decimeter 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm 1 dm
    centimeter
    cm

    millimeter
    Bigger Units of Measurement

    Kilometer 1 kilometer
    Hectometer 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm 1 Hm

    Decameter
    Dm

    meter
    This works the same with
    LITERS and GRAMS
    1 deciliter
    1 deciliter
    1 centiliter
    1 deciliter 1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 deciliter 1 milliliter
    1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 deciliter 1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    Liter 1 deciliter 1 centiliter
    1 milliliter
    1 milliliter
    1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 deciliter 1 centiliter 1 milliliter
    1 centiliter
    1 deciliter
    1 deciliter
    1 deciliter
    This works the same with
    LITERS and GRAMS
    1 decigram
    1 decigram
    1 centigram
    1 decigram 1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 decigram 1 milligram
    1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 decigram 1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 centigram 1 milligram
    Gram 1 decigram 1 centigram
    1 milligram
    1 milligram
    1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 decigram 1 centigram 1 milligram
    1 centigram
    1 decigram
    1 decigram
    1 decigram
    Converting from larger unit to a
    smaller unit

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    Move the decimal in the same direction


    as above the same amount of places.
    Converting from smaller unit to a
    larger unit

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    Move the decimal in the same direction


    as above the same amount of places.
    Example 1

    Example: 45.3 km = _____ cm

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams
    Add zeros if
    you need to…

    For example: to convert from kilometers 45.3 0000.


    to centimeters, count how many places.
    Then, move the decimal place in the
    same direction the same amount of 4,530,000 cm
    spaces.
    Example 2

    Example: 578 cm = _____ m

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    For example: to convert from centimeters


    . .
    578
    to meters, count how many places.
    Then, move the decimal place in the
    same direction the same amount of 5.78 m
    spaces.
    Example 3

    Example: 54 l = _____ ml

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    To convert liters to milliliters, count how 54 000.


    many places. Then, move the decimal
    place in the same direction the same
    amount of spaces. 54,000 ml
    Example 4

    Example: 94 ml = _____ l

    Meters
    Liters deci centi milli
    kilo hecto deca
    Grams

    Add zeros if
    you need to…
    For example: to convert from centimeters
    to meters, count how many places.
    .0 94.
    Then, move the decimal place in the
    same direction the same amount of .094 liters
    spaces.
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