The metric system

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mega- (M)

1,000,000 = 10^6 = 1 million

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kilo- (k)

1000 = 10³ = 1 thousand

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hecto-/hecta- (h)

100 = 10² = 1 hundred

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deka-/deca- (da)

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deci- (d)

0.1 = 10^-1 = 1-tenth

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centi- (c)

0.01 = 10^-2 = 1-hundredth

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milli- (m)

0.001 = 10^-3 = 1-thousandth

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micro- (μ)

0.000001 = 10^-6 = 1 millionth

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nano- (n)

10^-9 = 1-billionth

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pico- (p)

10^-12 = 1 trillionth

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1 cup

8 fluid ounces (fl. oz.)

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1 pint (pt.)

2 cups

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1 quart

2 pint

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1 gallon

4 quart

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1 foot (ft.)

12 inch (in.)

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3 ft.

1 yard (yd.)

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1 mile (mi.)

5280 feet

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1 pound (lb.)

16 ounces (oz.)

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1 ton

2000 pound

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1 liter (L)

1.06 quart (qt.)

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1 liter (L)

0.26 gallon (gal.)

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1 liter (L)

33.8 fluid ounce (fl. oz.)

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1 gal.

3.79 L

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1 qt.

0.95 L

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1 fl. oz.

0.03 L = 30 mL

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1 meter

39.4 inch (in.)

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1 meter

1.09 yd.

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1 km

0.62 mile (mi.)

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1 in.

2.54 cm

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1 mi.

1.61 km

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1 pound (lb.)

453.6 g

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1 kg

2.2 lb.

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1 g

0.035 ounce (oz.)

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1 oz.

28.4 g