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Summary table of conversion factors most often required. This table will show you how to do the actual conversions.

   Metric System of Measurements

	     	Length			                      Area
	  10 millimeters = 1 centimeter			100 sq. mm     = 1 sq. cm
	  10 centimeters = 1 decimeter		     10 000 sq. cm     = 1 sq. meter
	  10 decimeters  = 1 meter			100 sq. meters = 1 are
	  10 meters      = 1 decameter		 	100 acres       = 1 hectare
	  10 decameters  = 1 hectometer		     10 000 sq. meters = 1 hectare
	  10 hectometers = 1 kilometer	  		100 hectares   = 1 sq. kilometer
	1000 meters      = 1 kilometer		  1 000 000 sq. meters = 1 sq. kilometer


		Volume						Capacity
	1000 cu. mm = 1 cu. cm		 	 	 10 milliliters = 1 centiliter
	1000 cu. cm = 1 cu. decimeter		 	 10 centiliter = 1 deciliter
   	1000 cu. dm = 1 cu. meter			 10 deciliters  = 1 liter
   1 million cu. cm = 1 cu. meter	       	       1000 liters      = 1 cu. meter


					Mass
				1000 grams     = 1 kilogram
				1000 kilograms = 1 ton

 

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