Metric Conversion Cheat Sheet

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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!  

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