To convert between units of measurement it is necessary to know the most commonly used conversion factors. We can create two unit multipliers from any of these. Multiply by the unit multiplier that makes the unwanted units cancel. Convert 6 miles into yards. Understanding metric to metric conversions is easy if you know what the prefixes mean.
All metric measurements use the same prefixes in the same way.
To convert between metric measurements you can simply move the decimal left or right according to this chart. Similarly, to convert 25.2 centimeters to dekameters, you move the decimal to the left three places. For more examples click here .