To find out the answer to how many centimeters in 3 dekameters, you would move up from centimeters 3 times, to get to the dekameter step. To move up, you move the decimal point of the BIGGER NUMBER (in this case dekameters) to the RIGHT the number of steps you climbed. To move down, move the decimal to the left. So, 3 with the decimal point moved 3 points to the right is 3,000.
The metric system is the system used all around the world except for the United States. The metric system only uses latin prefixes and powers of ten. If you can remember the prefixes, the metric system will be a breeze. That's why we have the staircase.
The metric system is the system used all around the world except for the United States. The metric system only uses latin prefixes and powers of ten. If you can remember the prefixes, the metric system will be a breeze. That's why we have the staircase.
To remember the prefixes, you can remember this story:
Kate
Hunter
Died
STUPIDLY
Drinking
Chocolate
Milk
Stupidly is capitalized so that you know that that is the base part of the sentence (Grams, liters, or meters). For the rest of the sentence, each capitalized letter stands for a latin prefix. Kate is Kilo, Hunter is Hecto, Died is Deka, Drinking is Deci, Chocolate is Centi, and Milk is Milli.
Kate
Hunter
Died
STUPIDLY
Drinking
Chocolate
Milk
Stupidly is capitalized so that you know that that is the base part of the sentence (Grams, liters, or meters). For the rest of the sentence, each capitalized letter stands for a latin prefix. Kate is Kilo, Hunter is Hecto, Died is Deka, Drinking is Deci, Chocolate is Centi, and Milk is Milli.