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Metric measurementThe metric measurement is a system of measuring using the liter, the gram, and the meter as basic units. The gram is used to measure mass or weight. For instance, a person weighing 170 pounds in customary measurement, weighs 77110 grams or 77.11 kilograms in the metric system. the liter is used to measure capacity. for instance, 1 liter of coke measures about 33.81 ounces in customary measurement. The meter is used to measure length. For instance, a person whose height is 1 meter is equivalent 3.2808 feet in customary measurement. In the metric system, other units are named by using prefixes such as kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, and milli etc... 1 kilo = one thousand and the symbol we use is k For example, 1 kilometer = 1000 meters 1 hecto = one hundred and the symbol we use is h 1 hectogram = 100 grams 1 deka = ten and the symbol we use is da 1 dekameter = 10 meters 1 deci = one-tenth and the unit is d 1 deciliter = 0.1 liter 1 centi = one-hundredth and the unit is c 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter 1 milli = one-thousandth and the unit is m 1 millimeter = 0.001 meter Fun math game: Destroy numbered balls by adding to 10
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