Converting Metric Units

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Converting Metric Units
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Metric Prefixes
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Rules for converting units

• If converting to or from a base unit use the
  following rules.
• Smaller units to larger units.
• -Divide
• Larger units to smaller units.
• -Multiply
• If converting units that are not to or from the
  base unit you should
• 1. Convert the unit to the base unit using the
  rules above.
• 2. Convert the base unit into the unit you are
  asked for by using the rules above.

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Examples

• Convert 5Kg into g.
• -5Kg x 1000 5000g
• Convert 1500 cm into m
• - 1500cm divided by 100 15 m
• Convert 2 KL into cL.
• - First 2KL x 1000 2000L
• - Then 2000L x 100 200000 cL

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Practice

• 150 g ____ Hg 2. 2,570 L ____ DL
• 25 mm ___ m 4. 54.5 mg ____ g
• 5. 15 mm ____Km 6. 340 cL ____ L
• 250 Kg____g 8. 8750 mL ____L
• 125,000 cm _____Km
• 34.5 mg ______Dg
• 270 cm _______mm