kilo hecto deca deci centi milli The prefix

• kilo • hecto • deca

• deci • centi • milli

• The prefix kilo means 1000 • A kilo is one thousand times bigger than the base unit • Therefore, a kilogram is 1000 grams, a kilolitre is 1000 litres and a kilometre is 1000 metres

• The prefix hecto means 100 • A hecto is one hundred times bigger than the base unit • Therefore, a hectometre is 100 metres

• The prefix deca means 10 • A deca is ten times bigger than the base unit • Therefore a decagram is 10 grams

• The prefix deci means tenth • A deci is 10 times smaller that the base unit • Therefore, a decimetre is one-tenth of a metre or you need 10 decimetres to make a metre

• The prefix centi means one-hundredth • A centi is 100 times smaller than the base • Therefore, a centimetre is one-hundredth of a metre or you need 100 centimetres to make a metre

• The prefix milli means one-thousandth • A milli is 1000 times smaller than the base unit • Therefore, a milligram is one-thousandth of a gram or you need 1000 milligrams to make a gram

• Notice the unit the measure is in • Notice the unit you want to change to • How many movement do you need to make and in what direction • Move you decimal the necessary movements • Rewrite measure indicating the new unit

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto 1000 100 times bigger than the base 1000 100 deca 10 times bigger than the base 10 metre litre gram base unit 1 deci centi milli one one tenth of hundredth thousandth of the base unit or or or ten times one smaller thousand hundred times smaller 0. 1 0. 001

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram 3. 9 cm 3. 9 mm==_____ 390 cm deci centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram deci 120 cm 120 mm mm==_____ 12 cm centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram deci 347 m. L==_____. 347 LL centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram 0. 5 kgkg==____ 500 gg deci centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram deci 68. 4 dgdg==_____ 6840 mg mg centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram 7373 hm km hm==____ 7. 3 km deci centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram deci . 548 da. L==____ 5480 m. L centi milli

Understanding Metric Conversions Metric Prefixes kilo hecto deca metre litre gram deci 456. 2 dmdm 456. 2 cm cm == ___ 45. 62 centi milli