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The metric system would use meters to describe distance. Small distances would be measured in fractions of meters. Long distances in multiples of meters. 1 meter = 10 decimeters = 100 centimeters = 1,000 milimeters 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters

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Distances are measured in metres.

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