METRIC CONVERSIONS

METRIC CONVERSIONSThe Metric System of measurement is based on multiples of TEN.

The 3 base units are: meters, liters, and grams.

The 6 prefixes are:

kilo (1000)

hecto (100)

deka (10)

deci (.1)

centi (.01)

milli (.001)

STAIR RULE

To use the Stair-Step method, you will move the DECIMAL POINT the direction you have to move on the stairs.

STAIR RULE EXAMPLES

Ex 1: 5 dm = ________________ m0.5

STAIR RULE EXAMPLES

Ex 2: 38.2 dkg = ________________ cg38200

STAIR RULE EXAMPLES

Ex 3: 2500 dL = ________________ kL0.2500

METRIC CONVERSION WORD PROBLEMSEx 1: One cereal bar has a mass of 37 g. What is the mass of 6 cereal bars? Is that more or less than 1 kg?

grams

grams is only 0.222 kg, which means the mass is less than 1kg