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do you mean the "decimal system," if so everything is divided into tens eg: 10mm=1cm, 10cm=1dm,10dm=1decametre, 10 decametres= 1metre. OR
100cm=1M
1000metres= 1 kilo metre (KM)
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What number is the metric system based on?
The metric system is based on the number 10 and its powers.
What number is the international or metric system based on?
ten.
When you convert in the metric system what are you doing to the number?
you are dividing it by ten if you are going up, times it by ten if you are going down.
How is the metric system organized?
A metric system is organized from the smallest unit to the largest unit. Each unit has some kind of relation to each other by factors of ten.
Why is the Metric System called the Metric System?
Because it is a system for MEASURING. The word 'METRIC' is derived from the word 'METRE', which is the fundamental unit of distance in this system. It also means a type of rhythm. The repeating rhythm in this system is the number ten.
What is measuring units with divisions that are powers of ten?
The metric system is based on multiples of ten.
Is the metric system based on units of twelve?
No, the base for the metric system is ten.
What number is the metric system based on?
The metric system is based on the number 10 and its powers.
What is based on multiples of ten?
The metric system
On what number is the metric system based on?
Ten
What system of measurement uses multiples of ten?
The metric system
What number is the international or metric system based on?
ten.
The metric system for measures is based on multiples of what?
ten
Upon what number is the English metric system based?
Ten.
The first system of measurement that was based on units of ten was the?
Metric
What is the prefix for one over ten in the metric system?
deci
In the metric system the prefix for 110 is?
The metric system is designed to deal in powers of ten, so it has a prefix for 100, which is hecto, but not for 110.
