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1 000; there are one thousand milligrams in a gram, one thousand grams in a kilogram, one thousand kilogram in a megagram ( also called tonne).

Historically there are divisions for tens and hundreds; and tenths and hundredths, but these are rarely used.

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The metric system is based on units of 10. For example, in meters, a megameter (Mm) is one million meters, a kilometer (km) is one thousand meters, a decimeter (dm) is a tenth of a meter, a centimeter (cm) is a hundredth of a meter, a millimeter (mm) is a thousandth, a micrometer a millionth, and a nanometer (nm) a billionth.

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It is based on multiples of 10:

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They are based on multiples of 10

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The metric system is based on multiples of 10. This means that units of measurement increase or decrease by factors of 10. This system makes conversions between units simple and consistent.

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The metric system is a called a decimal-basedsystem because it is based on multiples of ten.

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10 [ ten ] .

AnswerTen, raised to the power of multiples of plus or minus 3.
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the metric system is based off of the common multiplier of 10 and raises exponentially I.E. 1000meters is 1 kilometer or 1x10^3

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The metric system is based on multiples of 10.

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