Question

When converting from kilometers to meters, the decimal is moved _______.

a.
three places to the left
b.
two places to the left
c.
three places to the right
d.
two places to the right.
How do the prefixes in the metric system relate to the basic units?

Answer 1

C) 3 places to the right

Metric units:
• Kilo - 1000 units
• Hecto - 100 units
• Deka - 10 units
• Standard Unit
• Deci - 0.1 unit
• Centi - 0.01 unit
• Milli - 0.001 unit