GMAT Metric System

By on Aug 31, 2009 with Comments 0

Metric System, or The International System of Units

Length—meter

Kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m) Hectometer (hm) = 100 meters Dekameter (dam) = 10 meters 10 decimeters (dm) = 1 meter 36 inches = 1 yard 1,760 yards = 1 mile (mi) 5,280 feet = 1 mile

Area

144 square inches (sq in) = 1 square foot (sq ft) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq yd)

Weight

16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb) 2,000 pounds = 1 ton (T)

Capacity

2 cups = 1 pint (pt) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) 4 pecks = 1 bushel

Time

365 days = 1 year 52 weeks = 1 year 10 years = 1 decade 100 years = 1 century

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