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an entirely different word for larger or smaller units (as inch, foot, mile) the metric system employs prefixes--centi, kilo, milli, etc.--which are applied to any unit of measurement--as the meter, the liter, the volt, etc.

TABLE NO. 4
Some Metric Tables and Their American Equivalents

Kilometer	(1000 meters)	=	0.624	miles
Meter	(1000 meters)	=	39.37	inches
Centimeter	(1/100 meter)	=	0.3937	inches
Milimeter	(1/1000 meter)	=	0.03937	inches
Metric Ton	(1000 Kilograms)	=	2204	pounds
Kilogram	(1000 grams)	=	2.204	pounds
Gram		=	0.035	ounce
Kiloliter	(1000 liters)	=	264	gallons
Liter		=	1.057	quarts
CentiLiter	(1/100 Liter)	=	.338	fluid counce

     In Table No. 5 you will find a complete list of prefixes used in the metric system. Some of these, such as "milli" and "kilo" you will use time and time again. Others are not

TABLE NO. 5

Number	Meaning	Abbre- viation	Prefix	Symbol
1	one	100	uni-	--
10	ten	101	deka-	dK
100	hundred	102	hekto-	H
1000	thousand	103	kilo-	K
1,000,000	million	106	mega-	M
.1	one-tenth	10-1	deci-	d
.01	one-hundredth	10-2	centi-	c
.001	one-thousandth	10-3	milli-	m
.000001	one-millionth	10-6	micro-	µ
.000000000001	one-millionmillionth	10-12	micro-micro-	µµ

so common--like "hekto" and "deka." It isn't necessary to attempt to memorize this complete table--just become familiar with it and its location in this book, so you can refer

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