Measurement

Measurement
IS A SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT, WEIGHT,
CAPACITY OR EVEN AMOUNT OF CERTAIN OBJECTS
The following tables display the conversion factor
for the standard system of measurement.

Table of conversion for English units of length

12 Inches 1 foot

3 feet 1 yard

1760 yards 1 mile

 Unit Conversion in the Metric System
Prefix Symbol Name Decimal Exponential
number form
Kilo- k Thousand 1000
Hecto- h Hundred 100
Deca- da Ten 10
- - One 1
Deci d Tenth 0.1
Centi- c Hundredth 0.01
Milli- m Thousandth 0.001
 Metric Units of Mass
1 metric ton (MT) = 1000 kilograms (kg)

1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)

1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)

 Metric Unit of Capacity
1 kiloliter (kL) = 1000 liters (L)

1 liter (L) = 1000 milliliters (mL)

Unit of Temperature

= x(

= x + 32
 Units of Time
60 seconds (s) = 1 minute (min)
60 minutes (min) = 1 hour (hr)
24 hour (hr) = 1 day (da)
7 days (da) = 1 week (wk)
4 weeks (wk) = 1 month (mo)
12 months (mo) = 1 year (yr)