Compare and convert metric units

Key notes:

1 centimetre = 10 millimetres

1 decilitre = 100 millilitres

1 gram = 1,000 milligrams

Learn with an example

➡️ Which is more, 78 millimetres or 8 centimetres?

  • 78 millimetres
  • 8 centimetres
  • neither; they are equal

Find out how many millimetres are in 8 centimetres.

Multiply:

8 × 10 = 80

There are 80 millimetres in 8 centimetres.

80 is more than 78.

8 centimetres is more than 78 millimetres.

➡️ Which is more, 1,002 millilitres or 10 decilitres?

  • 1,002 millilitres
  • 10 decilitres
  • neither; they are equal

Find out how many millilitres are in 10 decilitres.

Multiply:

10 × 100 = 1,000

There are 1,000 millilitres in 10 decilitres.

1,002 is more than 1,000.

1,002 millilitres is more than 10 decilitres.

➡️ Which is more, 1 gram or 1,293 milligrams?

  • 1 gram
  • 1,293 milligrams
  • neither; they are equal

1 gram is the same as 1,000 milligrams. 1,293 milligrams is more than 1,000 milligrams.

1,293 milligrams is more than 1 gram.

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