Metric
C onversion
“ Cheat
S heet”
The
f ollowing
“ cheat
s heet”
s hould
h elp
y ou
m ake
m easurement
c onversions
i n
t he
m etric
s ystem.
From
a
s mall
u nit
t o
a
l arge
m ove
t he
d ecimal
p oint
l eft
f or
e ach
v ertical
l ine
y ou
c ross.
T he
n umber
s hould
g et
s maller!
Kilo|Hecta|Deca|Meter|Deci|Centi|Milli
x (1000)
x (100)
x (10)
B ase
U nit
x (1)
x (1/10)
x (1/100)
x (1/1000)
From
a
l arge
u nit
t o
a
s mall
m ove
t he
d ecimal
p oint
r ight
f or
e ach
v ertical
l ine
y ou
c ross.
T he
n umber
s hould
g et
l arger!
Example:
Convert
2 .4
k ilometers
t o
c entimeters.
2.4
k ilometers
=
_ _________________centimeters
In
o rder
t o
d o
t his,
w rite
s everal
z eros
a t
t he
e nd
o f
2 .4.
N ext,
s tart
a t
“ Kilo”
o n
t he
c hart
a nd
count
h ow
m any
v ertical
l ines
y ou
c ross,
t hat
i s
t he
n umber
o f
t imes
y ou
m ove
t he
d ecimal
point
t o
t he
r ight!
Convert
3 .5
c entimeters
t o
m eters.
3.5
c entimeters
=
_ _______________
m eters
In
o rder
t o
d o
t his,
w rite
s everal
z eros
t o
t he
l eft
o f
3 .5.
N ext,
s tart
a t
“ Centi”
o n
t he
c hart
a nd
count
h ow
m any
v ertical
l ines
y ou
c ross,
t hat
i s
t he
n umber
o f
t imes
y ou
m ove
t he
d ecimal
point
t o
t he
l eft!