Posted by danielle on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 5:10pm.
1 meter = 100 centimeters. The prefix centi- means 100; there are 100 cents in a dollar.
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters. The prefix milli- means 1,000; there are 1,000 years in a millenium.
The average 3-year-old is 1 meter tall. The standard height of kitchen counters is almost 1 meter.
just remember
KHDUDCM
King Henry Died Unusualy Driking Choco Milk
k-kilo
h-hekto
d-deka
u- unit mesurements (meters...)
d-dilo something like that
C-centi
m-mili
Hey fo the "D" its supposed to be "deci" not "dilo"
Cool im the only 1 who sent u a msg
oh yah you pick the letter that you start at then see how many letters it is till the one you are converting to and depending on if you go right or left, is how many spaces you move decimal
dilo? I think you mean deci- for 1/10 :-)
A new mnemonic for me to remembers. I have never heard of this one before. Thanks.
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