Roots in the Metric System:

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Prefix Symbol
King Kilo k 1k _ 1000 _
Henry Hecto h 1h _ 100 _
Doesnt Deka dk 1dk _ 10 _
Really Root g, l, m
Drink Deci d 10d _ 1 _
Chocolate Centi c 100c _ 1 _
Milk Milli m 1000m _ 1 _
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K. H. Dk. ROOT d. c. m.
Roots in the Metric System M Meters basic
unit of length L Liters basic unit of volume G
Grams basic unit of mass
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Beginning Conversion Problems
1. ______ mg 54 g
2. ______m 256 dkm 3. ______hL 9800 L
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1. _____ km 34600 m
2. _____ cg 4420 g
3. ____ dkg 900 g

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1. ____ mm 25,000 m
2. ____ L 7600 cL
3. ____ hg 3326 g
4. ___ m 140 cm

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Extra Practice problems

1. ___ kg 85 g
2. ___ ml 720 L
3. ___ dkg 0.75 g

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4. ___ m 730 hm 5. ___ g 450 mg 6.
___ km 73 m
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7. ___ L 33 cl 8. ___ m 83 cm 9. ___
dkL 14 L
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10. ___ dg 35 g 11. ___ mg 207 g 12.
___ g 37 dg
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13. ___ m 750 km 14. ___ hl 35 L 15.
___ g 7 kg
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On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck a
reef in Prince Williams Sound, Alaska, spilling
37,854,120 L of crude oil. What is the volume in
milliliters?
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The Tent meteorite, found in 1897 near Cape York,
on the west coast of Greenland, is the largest
meteorite exhibited by any museum. It has a mass
of 30,883 kg. How much is the mass of this
meteorite in milligrams?