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Metric conversion



The following metric conversion chart will help you convert any metric unit to another with ease.



In the chart above, km means kilometer. k stands for kilo and m stands for meter

hm means hectometer. h stands for hecto and m stands for meter.

Ok you got the point!

Say for instance you want to convert 5 meters to millimeters.Just put 5 in the column where it says meter. Then, going from left to right, add zeros until you get to millimeter. The table below illustrates this.



5 meters = 5,000 millimeters or 5 m = 5000 mm


Now, convert 4 dekameters to decimeters. Just put 4 in dekameter and add zeros until you get to decimeter.



4 dam = 400 dm


Convert 8 cm to meter. Put 8 in cm. Add 0 until, you get to meter.This time, you will go to the left because meter is on the left side of centimeter.

When you go to the left, use a decimal point.



8 cm = 0.08 m

What if the number is higher or equal to 10?

Fir example, convert 56 meter to millimeter.

Here, just make sure you put 6 (the unit place) in meter!



Then add zeros until you get to millimeters



Convert 758 millimeters to kilometers

Place 8 in millimeter and add zeros until you get to kilometers



758 mm = 0.000758 km


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