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Milli is a prefix that means one-thousandth, deci is a prefix meaning one-tenth, and kilo is a prefix meaning one thousand. A meter is 39.37 inches; therefore a millimeter is a small measurement (about 0.04 in), the decimeter is not a term used very often (3.937 in) and the kilometer is a measurement over a half mile(about 0.62 miles).
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How much is 1.5 ml in liters?
Remember K H D | d c m (kilo, hecto, deka, (liter, meter, gram), deci, centi, milli). Milliliters are three places to the right of liters. So you have to move the decimal place three times to the right. You will get 1.5 L = 1,500 mL.
How much is 8 liters in millimeters?
Remember K H D | d c m (kilo, hecto, deka, (liter, meter, gram), deci, centi, milli). Milliliters are three places to the right of liters. So you have to move the decimal place three times to the right. You will get 8 L = 8000 mL.
What do the important prefixes of the metric system mean?
The prefixes in the metric system indicate a multiple or fraction of a base unit. For example, "kilo-" means 1000 times, "centi-" means 1/100th, and "mega-" means 1 million times. These prefixes help simplify numerical values when working with very large or very small measurements.
What is bigger a meter or a millimeter?
1 meter = 10 decimeters
How much is 4.876953 kilometers to mm?
The prefix "kilo" means 1000; the prefix "milli" (in millimeters, abbreviated mm) means 1/1000. Therefore, to convert from km to mm, you multiply by a million.
