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g = gram
m = meters
L = liters
mol. = moles
s = seconds
A = amperes
cd = candela
Conversion Steps
1. Locate the prefix for the unit you are starting with.
2. Locate the prefix for the unit you are converting to.
3. Count the number of marks from your starting prefix
to the ending prefix. This is the number of decimal
places you must move your decimal point.
4. Move your decimal point the number of places
determined in Step 3 and move in the same direction
as you counted on the number line.
EXAMPLE: 8.657 g = _________kg
The distance from g to k is 3 marks on the number
line. So you move the decimal point 3 places to the left
because that is the direction you count on the number
line.
0.008.657
The answer is 8.657 g = 0.008657 kg
Converting Between Units of Area and Volume
1. Follow Steps 1 - 3 in Conversion Steps at the left of this
page.
2.Take the number counted and multipy it by two (2) if you
are using squared units (units2) or multiply by three (3) if
you are using cubed units (units3).
3. The answer in Step 2 is the number of places to move your
decimal point and in the same direction as you counted on
the number line.
EXAMPLE: 8.657 cm2= ______________m2
The number of places counted is 2, since the units are
squared we multiply by 2. This gives us 4 we need to move
our decimal place 4 places to the left since that is the
direction we counted.
0.0008.657
The answer is 8.657 cm2= 0.0008657 m2
