how do you do conversion of metric system using, mega, kilo,hecto, deca, unit, centi, mili, micro.?

Question

take a number like 108,960 grams convert it to decagram,hectogram, kilogram, megagram, centigram,miligram, microgram and show and tell how.

Answer 1

Mega = 1,000,000
Kilo = 1,000
Hecto = 100
Deca = 10
Unit = 1
Centi = 1 hundredth
Milli = 1 thousandth
Micro = 1 millionth

Fpr example, millimeter = one thousandth of a meter, decameter = 10 meters, kilometer = 1000 meters.

To convert from one unit to the other you need to know what the difference is. So for example, to convert 5 kilograms into milligrams you need to know the difference between a kilogram and a milligram. As kilo is the prefix meaning 1,000 and milli is the prefix for one thousandth then the difference is a million (1000 x 1000) so 5 kilograms is the same as 5 million milligrams.

108,960 grams converted into decagrams is the same as dividing by 10 (one decagram = 10 grams). Converting it into hectograms is the same as dividing by 100 (one hectogram = 100 grams) and so on.

Answer 2

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how do you do conversion of metric system using, mega, kilo,hecto, deca, unit, centi, mili, micro.?
take a number like 108,960 grams convert it to decagram,hectogram, kilogram, megagram, centigram,miligram, microgram and show and tell how.

Answer 3

Mega- 108,960/(10^6)=.0896
Kilo- 108,960/(10^3)=108.96
Hecto- 108,960/(10^2)=1,089.6
Deka- 108,960/(10)=10,896
Deci- 108,960/(.1)=1,089,600
Centi- 108,960/(.01)=10,896,000
Milli- 108,960/(.001)=108,960,000
Micro- 108,960/(10^(-6))=1.0896 x 10^11


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Answer 4

well the trick is to get them in the right order. it's kg-hg-dg-g-dg-cg-mg, each unit is 10x bigger than the other one, so there's a factor of 10 here. For example goig from kg-dg= 10x10=100, so 1kg=100dg. Mega is just 10^6 vs. grams.

Answer 5

This is a great question, and one that has been the source of confusion for me for a very long time.

Answer 6

ok we are learning this in 7th grade pre ap science! ok with a # start at the units place the # in units is 180920 grams and then if you know those in order like killo milla and know the order of em move the decimalhow ever far from the units place it is like if you are going to the left on the chart thing move your decimal places to theleft and visa versa

Answer 7

Lots of great answers already for this

Answer 8

Because Americans are "different"..... They spell the English language wrong, too.

Answer 9

use dimensional analysis

i would explain, but its too hard over the computer.

good luck