what is "a decimal system of weights and measures"?

Answer 1

a decimal system of weights and measure is when radius denominates to the decimal with 3.75 % of which can be divided into 16 oz. and then add it with 5 meters and you'll get the answer

Answer 2

its a way of measuring or stating lenghts or weight. Now, if your asking about when to use it, ....well it depends on what you are doing. For example, if you want a fourth of a pizza, in decimal terms you would write it as .25 of a pizza. If you wanted to say 3 and 3/4, in decimal you 'd write it as 3.75. Also, when it comes to computers, they normally have ones and zeros that add up to on and off switches. They use decimal notation to easily describe addresses or programs. For example, your IP address might be something like 192.168. 12. 24 The decimals divide different quantities. In terms of the metric system, its a way of setting measurements based on the number 10 and multiples of the number 10. Type in Decimal System in a search engine like Google or Yahoo and you'll get better descriptions for school work.

Answer 3

Another term for, or a definition of the metric system. It is called this because the various units of weight, length, volume, etc are multiples of 10, so when converting from one unit to another, you don't have to multiply by a conversion factor (e.g. 1 foot * 3 = 1 yard), you just "slide the decimal back and forth (e.g. 1 kilometre = 1000 metres).

Answer 4

The metric system is decimal. Everything is done with powers of 10.

In the system we use in America (the English system) we have 12 inches/foot, 5280 ft/mile, 16 oz/lb, nothing is a power of 10.

Answer 5

This is what I found about it: "International decimal system of weights and measures, based on the metre (m) for length and the kilogram (kg) for mass, originally adopted in France in 1795."

Hope that helps

Answer 6

It's the metric system
It allows the conversion from weight to volume to area with a minimum of effort.
One cu cm = 1 ml
One cu cm (ml) of water at 4C weighs one gram.
One cu dm (decimeter) of water weighs 1 KG
The meter was originally derived by taking 1 ten millionth part of the quarter of a meridian. (longitudinal line), thus making the circumference of earth 40,000 km.
This is not accurate anymore, since we have since measured the size of earth to a higher degree of accuracy

Answer 7

milligram---kilogram