METRIC MEASURES OF LENGTH DECREASING.
| Decimeter (dm.) | = | one-tenth, .1, or ¹/₁₀ of a meter. |
| Centimeter (cm.) | = | one-hundredth, .01, or ¹/₁₀₀ of a meter. |
| Millimeter (mm.) | = | one-thousandth, .001, or ¹/₁₀₀₀ of a meter. |
METRIC MEASURES OF LENGTH
INCREASING.
| Decameter (Dm.) | = | 10 meters. |
| Hectometer (Hm.) | = | 100 meters. |
| Kilometer (Km.) | = | 1000 meters. |
APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS OF METRIC
AND STANDARD MEASURES OF LENGTH.
| 1 meter | = | 39.37 inches. |
| 1 centimeter | = | ⅖ inch. |
| 5 centimeters | = | 2 inches. |
| 30.5 centimeters | = | 12 “ |
| 1 millimeter | = | ¹/₂₅ inch. |
| 25 millimeters | = | 1 “ |