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Weight (or mass)
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gram
about 1/3 ounce dry weight |
g |
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Volume
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liter
about 4 measuring cups, a little more than a quart |
L |
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Length
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meter
about 39 inches, a little more than a yard |
m |
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kilo
a thousand times |
1,000
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k |
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hecto
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100
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h |
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deka
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10
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da |
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deci-
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0.1
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d |
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centi
hundredth |
0.01
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c |
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milli
thousandth |
0.001
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m |
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micro
millionth |
0.000001
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mc |
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deci is .1
10 to the -1 (d) |
tenth part of
deciliter (dL) |
one tenth of a liter
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centi .01
10 to the -2 (c) |
hundredth part of
centimeter (cm) |
one hundredth of a meter
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milli is .001
10 to the -3 (m) |
thousandth part of
milliliter (mL) milligram (mg) |
one thousandth part of liter
one thousandth part of a gram |
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micro is .000001
10 to the -6 (mc) |
millionth part of
microgram (mcg) |
one millionth of a gram
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kilo is 1000
10 to the third (k) |
1000 times
kilogram (kg) |
one thousand grams
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1000 mcg= 1 mg
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1 mg = 1 g
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1000 g = 1 kg |
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1000 mcg
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1 mg
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1000 mcg = 1 mg |
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1 mg
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1g
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1 mg = 1 g |
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1000 mcg
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1 mg
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1000 mcg = 1 mg |
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1000 mL
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1L
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1000 mL= 1L |
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weight or mass
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1000 mcg
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1 mg |
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weight or mass
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1000 mg
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1 g |
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weight or mass
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1000 g
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1 kg |
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volume
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1000 mL
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1 L |
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Length
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1000mm
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1 m |
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Length
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100cm
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1 0 |
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Length
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10 mm
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1 cm |
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weight or mass
1000 mcg =1 mg 1000 mg = 1 g 1000 g = 1kg |
volume
1000 mL = 1L |
Length
1000mm = 1 m 100 cm = 1 m 10 mm = 1 cm |
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length
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10 mm
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1 cm |
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volume
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500 mL
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0.5 L |
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volume
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1000 mL
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1 L |
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weight
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1000 mcg
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1 mg |
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weight
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250 mg
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0.25g |
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weight
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500 mg
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0.5g |
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weight
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1000 mg
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1g |
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weight
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1500 mg
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1.5g |
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weight
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1000 g
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1 kg |
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To change milligrams to grams
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divide milligrams by 1000
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by moving the decimal place 3 places to the LEFT so
2500 mg is now 2.5 g |
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To change grams to milligrams
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multiply grams by 1000
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move the decimal place 3 places to the right so
2.5 g is now 2500 mg. |
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Metric
1 mL |
Household
1 drop |
Apothecary
15-16nminims |
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Metric
5 mL |
Household
1 teaspoon (tsp) |
Apothecary
1 dram |
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Metric
15 mL |
Household
1 tablespoon (tbs)- 1/2 oz. |
Apothecary
4 drams |
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Metric
30 mL |
Household
2 tablespoons (1 oz) |
Apothecary
8 drams |
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Metric
240 mL |
Household
1 measuring cup (8 oz) |
Apothecary
8 oz |
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Metric
500 mL |
Household
1 pint (16 oz) |
Apothecary
1 pint |
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Metric
1000mL (1 L) |
Household
1 quart (32 oz) |
Apothecary
1 quart |
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Metric
4 L |
Household
1 gallon (gal)- (4 quarts) |
Apothecary
1 gallon |
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Identify Desired Answer Units
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Conversion Formula
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Original Factor to convert |
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Two kinds of conversions
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formulas with the same dimensions such as 12eggs= dozen
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formulas with different dimensions such as 10 pills a day.
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when more than one conversion factor the numerator of the next conversion must match the denominator of the previous
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what is the desired amount?
IT is first as the first numerator, all other units should cancel out |
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