Measures of length
10 Millimetres=1centimetre
10 centimetres=1 Decimetre
10Decimetres=1Metre
(1m=100cm=1000mm)
10 Metres=1Decametre
10Decametres=1Hectometre
10Hectometres=1kilometre
(1km=1000m)
Measures of weights
10milligrams=1centigram
19centigram=1decigram
(1g.=1000mg)
10grams=1decagram
10decagram=1hectogram
10hectogram=1kilogram
(1kg.=1000g.)
10kilograms=1myriogram
10myriogram=1quintal
10quintal=1metric tonne
(1tonne.=1000kg)
Measures of volume
1000 cubic millimetres=1cubic centimetre
1000 cubic centimetres=1cubic Decimetre
1000 cubic decimetres=1cubic metre
1000 cubic metres=1 cubic decametre
1000 cubic decametres=1cubic hecto -metre
1000cubic hectometres=1cubic kilometre
Metric prefixes
Micro= one-millionth part
Milli=one-thousandth part
Centi=one -hundredth part
Deci=one-tenth part
Deca=10times
Hecta=100times
Kilo=1000times
Myria =10000times
Mega=1000000times
Measures of area
100sq.Milli-metres=1sq.centi-metre
100sq.centi-metres=1sq.Deci-metre
100sq.deci-metres=1sq.Metre
100sq.metres=1sq.deca-metre
100sq.deca-metres=1sq.hecto-metre
100hectares =1sq.kilo-metre
Measures of capacity
10millilitres=1 centilitre
10 centilitres=1 decilitre
(1litre=1000ml)
10litres=1decalitre
10decalitres=1hectolitre
10hectolites=1kilolitre
Measures of number
2 unit=1 pair
12unit=1dozen
12dozen=1gross
144units=1gross
12gross=1great gross
20units=1score
5 scores=1 hundred
Measures of paper
24 sheets= 1quire
20quire=1Ream
10Reams =1 Bale
500sheets=1 commercial ream
Measures of computer memory
1 or 0=Bit
4 Bits =1 Nibble
2 Nibble=1 byte
1024bytes=1 kilo byte
1024 kilo byte=1 mega byte
1024 mega byte=1 giga byte
1024giga byte=1 tera byte
