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
The metric system uses prefixes added to the base unit to represent larger or smaller units. Each prefix is a multiple of 10.
Length Units in Metric System
kilometerhectometerdekameter
meterdecimetercentimetermillimeter
Most Common Volume Units in Metric System
litermilliliter
Most Common Mass Units in Metric System
kilogramgram
milligram
0 cm 7.55 cm
1ml .5ml5ml
2ml 10ml
Meniscus
A. 48 mlB. 45 mlC. 38 mlD. 27 mlE. 18 mlF. 7 ml
38 ml- 32 ml
6 ml
The volume of the fish is 6 ml.
260 ml- 200 ml
60 ml
The volume of the pebble is 60 ml.
Finding volume using the mathematical formula:
Volume = length X width X heightVolume = l X w X h
length
width
height
9 cm
4 cm
5 cmVolume = 180 cm3
Volume = l X w X hVolume =
9cm X 4cm
X 5cm
Add the numbers from all three beams.
100 g
60 g
5.3 g
Answer is 165.3 g
Answer is 216.5 g
200 g
10 g
6.5 g
Answer is 373.35 g
300 g
70 g
3.35 g
