9/27 (GF) Unit Conversion Practice 1 - ETM - Patrick Mazza | Library

                             PRACTICE:  Unit Conversions

Number Prefixes
Kilo (k) - 1000 or thousand
Milli (m) - 0.001 or one-thousandth
Centi (c) - 0.01 or one-hundredth
Micro (μ) - 0.000001 or one-millionth

Goal 2.1a - I can identify the numbers represented by prefixes used with the Standard International (SI) Measurement System.

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What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?

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Convert 8.5 meters into centimeters.

Want: convert meters--->centimeters Have: 8.5 meters

Organize: (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

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9/27 (GF) Unit Conversion Practice 1 - ETM

PRACTICE: Unit Conversions

What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?

What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?

Convert 8.5 meters into centimeters.Want: convert meters--->centimeters Have: 8.5 metersOrganize: (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

Convert 2.45 kilometers to metersOrganize:

Convert 8.5 meters into centimeters.

Want: convert meters--->centimeters Have: 8.5 meters

Organize: (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

Convert 2.45 kilometers to meters

Organize: