Transcript Measurement

The metric system uses prefixes added to the base unit to represent
larger or smaller units. Each prefix is a multiple of 10.
Prefix
Abbreviation
Word value
Number value
kilo
km
one thousand
1000
hecto
hm
one hundred
100
deka
dam
ten
10
deci
dm
one tenth
0.1
centi
cm
one hundredth
0.01
milli
mm
one
thousandth
0.001
Length Units in
Metric System
kilometer
hectometer
dekameter
meter
decimeter
Most Common Mass
Units in Metric System
kilogram
gram
milligram
Most Common Volume
Units in Metric System
centimeter
liter
millimeter
milliliter
0 cm
7.55 cm
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The volume of the
fish is
.
The volume of the
pebble is
.
Finding volume using the mathematical formula:
Volume = length X width X height
Volume = l X w X h
height
length
Volume =
Volume =
Volume =
60 g
100 g
5.3 g
Answerfrom
is 165.3
Add the numbers
all threegbeams.
10 g
200 g
6.5 g
Answer is 216.5 g
70 g
300 g
3.35 g
Answer is 373.35 g