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- POSTED ON: 1 Feb, 2020
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The metric system uses the meter, litre and gram as the base units of length (distance), capacity (volume), and weight (mass) respectively. To measure smaller or larger quantities, we use units derived from the metric units.
Length: Millimetre (mm), Decimetre (dm), Centimetre (cm), Metre (m), and Kilometre (km) are used to measure how long, wide or tall an object is.
Examples include measuring the thickness or length of a debit card, length of cloth, or distance between two cities.
Weight: Gram (g) and Kilogram (kg) are used to measure how heavy an object is.
Examples include measuring the weight of fruits or our own body weight.
Capacity: Millilitre (ml) and Litre (l) are used to measure how much quantity of liquid an object can hold.
Examples include measuring the amount of juice in a can or the amount of water in a tank.
Here’s how we can multiply or divide for metric conversions. To convert a bigger unit to a smaller unit we move left to right and multiply by ten for every step you move right. However, to convert a bigger unit to a smaller unit we need to move right to left and divide by ten every time we move left.
Now that you know the basics, try your hand at solving this worksheet.