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Place Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths
Value (1000) (100) (10) (1) 1 1 1
10 100 1000

Prefix Kilo Hecto Deca Deci Centi Milli

Measures Kilometre Hectometre Decametre Metre Decimetre Centimetre Millimetre
of length (km) (hm) (dam) (m) (dm) (cm) (mm)

Measures Kilogram Hectogram Decagram Gram Decigram Centigram Milligram
of mass (kg) (hg) (dag) (g) (dg) (cg) (mg)

Measures Kilolitre Hectolitre Decalitre Litre Decilitre Centilitre Millilitre
of (kL) (hL) (daL) (L) (dL) (cL) (mL)
capacity

Knowledge Desk

In metric system, every measuring unit is based on 10 or multiples of 10. In the American
system, the smaller unit and larger units vary, like 12 inches = 1 foot, 16 ounces = 1 pound
and 4 quarts = 1 gallon.

Conversion of Bigger Units to Smaller Units

For converting bigger units into smaller units, multiply by 10 for every step as we move
towards the right.

× 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 Math Insight

To convert bigger units into
Kilo Hecto Deca Standard unit Deci Centi Milli smaller units, we always multiply.
(m/g/L)
Writing Units in Decimals

Length
km hm dam m dm cm mm
5 2 7 8 = 5.278 km
5 7 6 5 = 5.765 m

1 2 6 7 = 126.7 cm
Weight
kg hg dag g dg cg mg

7 2 8 4 5 = 7.2845 kg
2 5 0 8 = 2.508 g
Capacity

kL hL daL L dL cL mL
2 3 4 5 0 2 1 = 2.345021 kL
1 7 7 1 = 1.771 L

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