'DRUL' RULE
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
“DRUL” RULE
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1 Kilo = 1000 units
1 Hecto = 100 units
1 Deca = 10 units
1 Unit = 1 Unit
1 Deci = 1/10 unit
1 Centi = 1/100 unit
1 Milli = 1/1000 unit
***When you go down the steps, move the decimal place to the right. When you go up the steps, move the decimal to the left.
**NOTE: To remember the order of placement of Deca and Deci, all the numbers less than 1 unit all end in “i”
LENGTH
10 mm = 1 cm
10 cm = 1dm
10 dm = 1 m
10 m = 1 dam
10 dam = 1 hm
10 hm = 1 Km
mm = millimeters
cm = centimeters
dm = decimeters
m = meters
dam = decameters
hm = hectometers
Km = kilometers
ENGLISH TO METRIC
454 g = 1 pound
54 cm = 1 inch
1 L = 1.06 quarts
MASS
10 mg = 1 cg
10 cg = 1dg
10 dg = 1 g
10 g = 1 dag
10 dag = 1 hg
10 hg = 1 Kg
mg = milligram
cg = centigram
dg = decigram
g = gram
dag = decagram
hg = hectogram
Kg = kilogram
VOLUME
10 mL = 1 cL
10 cL = 1 dL
10 dL = 1 L
10 L = 1 daL
10 daL = 1 hL
10 hL = 1 KL
mL = milliliters
cL = centiliters
dL = deciliters
L = liters
daL = decaliters
hL = hectoliters
KL = kiloliters
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