how do you convert measurements?

Question

ml into l ; l into kl ; g into kg ; m into km ;mg into g ; l into kl .........etc

Answer 1

As you are converting within metric, which uses even "tens" and within the same unit of measurement, you would simply move your decimal point the appropriate number of spaces
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Your first example "ml (millilitres) into l (litres)" would require you to move the decimal point 3 spaces (one thousand is 1 plus 3 zeros) because there are a thousand millilitres in one litre.
For example 355 ml = .355 litres.

If you understand the meanings of the prefixes, converting within units becomes very easy. See below:

giga = 1 billion
mega = 1 million
kilo = 1 thousand
hecto = 1 hundred
deka (or deca) = ten
deci = 1 tenth
centi = 1 hundredth
milli = 1 thousandth
micro = 1 millionth
nano = 1 billionth


If you need to convert from metric to imperial, which is commonly used in the US, there are many online calculators for common conversions. Here are a couple of sites to help:
http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm
http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Answer 2

1 L = 1000 mL

So, 5.6mL *(1 L / 1000 mL) = (5.6 mL * L/1000 mL)
The mL's cancel, so you have:
(5.6/1000) L or (.0056L)

Same with kL and L

1 kL = 1000L
78 L *(1 kL / 1000 L) = (78 L * kL/1000 L)

.078 kL

1kg = 1000g
1g = 1000mg
1km = 1000m

etc.

Answer 3

All the examples you gave: divide by 1000
For example, 1000 mL = 1 L. 1000/1000 = 1
So if you had 467 mL, just do 467/1000, which gives you .467 L

You can also use http://www.onlineconversion.com/ if you're lazy.

Answer 4

1000 ml equal 1l
1000 l equal 1 kl
1000 g equal 1 kg
1000 m equal 1 km
1000 mg equal 1 g
1000 l equal 1kl
etc

Answer 5

The metric system goes like this:

Milli, Centi, Deci, (litre or Meter) ,Deca, Hecto, Kilo.

Multiply each unit by 10 to get to the next unit.

Answer 6

Multiply by 1000.

Answer 7

m stands for mili which is 1/1000
k stands for kilo which is 1000

So ml to l you divide by 1000
l to kl you divide by 1000
g to kg you divide by 1000
and so on...

Answer 8

use the stairs, every one is ten times the previous :

L -> hL -> daL -> L -> dL -> cL -> mL

1 L = 10 hL = 100 daL = 1000 L = 10000 dL = 100000 cL = 1000000mL

Answer 9

easiest is by electronic calculator. there's the conversion factor in it.