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 TWO SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT
1. ENGLISH SYSTEM OF UNITS
Uses inch, foot, yard and mile to measure length.
Originated France
2. INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
(SI) OF UNITS
Metric System of Measurement. Originated from Indria. In our
country, it is commonly used in the field of medicine, sports,
international marketing and certain physical sciences.
The basic units of length, mass, and time are the meter (m),
kilogram (kg) and seconds (s).
 UNITS OF LENGTH
10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)
100 centimeter (cm) = 1 meter (m)
1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 meter (m)
1 000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)
UNITS OF MASS
100 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)
1 000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
1 000 kilograms (kg) = 1 tonne (t)
UNITS OF LIQUID VOLUME
1 000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)
1 000 liters (L) = 1 kiloliter (kL)
1 000 000 liters (L) = 1 megaliter (ML)
CONVERTING
INTERNATION
AL SYSTEM
(SI) OF UNITS
Metric to metric
PREFIX Giga Mega kilo hecto deka L/m/g deci centi milli micro nano

SYMBOL G M k h da l/ d c m µ n
m/g
MEANING 1,000, 1,000, 1,000 100 10 1 1 1
000,0 000 ------ ------
00 1,000, 1,000,
000 000,0
00
MULTIPLYING 10 1
FACTOR
PREFIX kilo hecto deka L/m/g deci centi milli

SYMBOL k h da l/m/g d c m
MEANING 1,000 100 10 1

MULTIPLYING 10 1
FACTOR
EXAMPLES:
CONVERT THE FOLLOWING:
1. Express 1 993 mm in:
a. centimeters b. Meters

2. Express 1.2 kL in:

a. Liters b. centiLiters

3. Express in:
a. kilogram b. decigram
B. ENGLISH SYSTEM OF LENGTH
12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
3 feet = 1 yard (yd)
5280 feet = 1 mile (mi)
ASSESSMENT #1
MULTIPLE CHOICES: Select the letter of the best answer. Write in capital letter only.
1. A body part measurement that is the distance from your elbow to the tip of your middle
finger
A. Index B. Cubit C. Handspan
2. Who designated the Metric System of Measurement as the official system of
measurement used in the Philippines?
A. Ferdinand Marcos B. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. C. Ferdinand Marcos III
3. It involve describing the properties of an object using words.
A. Qualitative B. Quantitative C. Measurement
4. What is the base unit of length?
B. Kilogram B. Meter C. Seconds
5. A system of measurement that uses inch, foot, yard and mile to measure length
C. Metric System of Measurement
D. International System of Units
E. English System of Units
ASSESSMENT #1
MULTIPLE CHOICES: Select the letter of the best answer. Write in capital letter
only.
1. A body part measurement that is the distance from your elbow to the tip of your
middle finger
A. Index B. Cubit C. Handspan
2. A body part measurement that is the distance between the thumb and the little
finger while the hand is outstretched.
A. Index B. Cubit C. Handspan
3. It involve describing the properties of an object using words.
A. Qualitative B. Quantitative C. Measurement
4. 5.