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Section 8
Page 27
SkillsDMC ©
Conversions
The following list provides you with a reference
for metric conversions.
Length
10 mm
(millimetres)
= 1 cm (centimetre)
100 cm = 1 m (metre)
1000 m = 1 km (kilometre)
Area
100 mm
2
(square
millimetres)
= 1 cm
2
(square centimetre )
10 000 cm
(square
centimetre)
= 1 m
2
(square metres)
100 ha
(hectares)
= 1 km
2
(square kilometres)
Volume
1 m³ (cubic
metre)
= 1000 litres
1 L (litre)
= 1 dm³ (cubic decimetres)
1 L
= 1000 cm³ (cubic centimetres)
1 L
= 1000 millilitres (ml)
Weight
1000 mg
(milligram)
= 1 g (gram)
1000 g
= 1 kg (kilogram)
1000 kg
= 1 t (tonne)