12 January, 2011

Activity-3 1-12-11 Dimensional Analysis/Metric System

List the common units for mass, volume, and length in the metric system.
gram, liter and meter.

List the common prefixes for "big" metric items and "small" metric items.
milli, centi, deci, (base unit), deka, hecto, kilo
.001,  .01,  .1,          1,             10,  100,  1000


Convert 12 inches into m.
.305m = 12in

Convert 30 mpg to km/l.
12.74km/L

30mi/1g x 1g/3.79L x 1.61km/1mi = 12.74km/L

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