MEASURES

 

 

 

MEASURES OF WEIGHT (METRIC SYSTEM )

 

 

 

10 milligrams	= 1 Centigram (cg)
10 Centigrams	= 1 Decigram (dg)
10 Decigrams	= 1 gram (g)
10 Grams	= 1 Decagram (Dg)
10 Decagrams	= 1 Hectogram (hg)
10 Hectograms	= 1 kilogram (kg)
10 Kilograms	= 1 Myriagram
100 Kilograms	= 1 Quintal
10 Myriagrams	= 1 Quintal
10 Quintals	= 1 Tonne or Ton

1000 Kilograms

= 1 Tonne or Ton

 

 

MEASURES OF CAPACITY (METRIC SYSTEM)

 

 

 

10 Millilitres	= 1 centilitre
10 Centilitres	= 1 Decilitre
10 Decilitres	= 1 Litre (1000 ml)
10 Litres	= 1 Decalitre
10 Decalitres	= 1 Hectolitre
10 Hectolitres	= 1 Kilolitre (1000 litres)

 

 

MEASURES OF LENGTH (METRIC SYSTEM)

 

 

 

 

10 Millimetres (mm)	= 1 Centimetre (cm)
10 Centimetres	= 1 Decimetre (dm)
10 Decimetres	= 1 Metre (m)
10 Metres	= 1 Decametre (Dm)
10 Decametres	= 1 Hectometre (hm)
10 Hectometres	= 1 Kilometre (km)

 

 

MEASURES OF AREA (METRIC SYSTEM)

 

 

 

 

100 Sq. Millimetres	= 1 Sq. Centimetre
100 Sq. Centimetres	= 1 Sq. Decimetre
100 Sq. Decimetres	= 1 Sq. Metre
100 Sq. Metres	= 1 Sq. Decametre
100 Sq. Decametres	= 1 Sq. Hectometre or 1 Hectare
100 Hectares	= 1 Sq. Kilometre
1 Acre	= 0.40 Hectare

 

 

MEASURES OF VOLUME

 

 

 

 

1000 Cubic Millimetres	= 1 Cubic Centimetre
1000 Cubic Centimetres	= 1 Cubic Decimetre
1000 Cubic Decimetres	= 1 Cubic Metre
1000 Cubic Metres	= 1 Cubic Decametre
1000 Cubic Decmetres	= 1 Cubic Hectometre
1000 Cubic Hectometres	= 1 Cubic Kilometre
1000 Cubic Kilometres	= 1 Cubic Myriametre

 

 

MEASURES OF PAPER

 

 

 

24 Sheets	= 1 Quire
20 Quires	= 1 Ream
10 Reams	= 1 Bale
500 Sheets	= 1 Commercial Ream

 

 

MEASURES OF NUMBER

 

 

 

 

1 Unit means	1 One
2 Units means	1 Pair
12 Units means	1 Dozen
20 Units means	1 Score or Kori
144 Units means	1 Gross or 12 Dozens
12 Gross means	1 Great Gross

 

 

HOW TO READ NUMBERS

 

 

 

 

INDIA	NUMBERS	BRITAIN & U.S.A
Unit	1	Unit
Ten	10	Ten
Hundred	100	Hundred
Thousand	1000	Thousand
Ten Thousand	10000	Ten Thousand
Lakh	100000	Hundred Thousand
Ten Lakh	1000000	Million
Crore	10000000	Ten Million
Ten Crore	100000000	Hundred Million

Arab	1000000000	Billion
Ten Arab	10000000000	Ten Billion
kharab	100000000000	Hundred Billion

 

 

BRITISH MEASURES ( MEASURES OF LENGTH )

 

 

 

 

12 inches	= 1 foot (ft)
3 feet	= 1 yard (yd)
51 yards	= 1 pole (p)
22 yards	= 1 chain
40 poles	= 1 furlong
10 chains	= 1 furlong (fur)
8 furlongs	= 1 mile
3 miles	= 1 league
1760 yards	= 1 mile
5280 feet	= 1 mile

 

 

 

MEASURES OF AREA

 

144 square inches	= 1 square foot (sq. ft.)
9 square feet	= 1 square yard (sq.ft.)
484 square yards	= 1 square chain (sq.ch)
4840 square yards	= 1 acre (ac.)
10 square chains	= 1 acre
640 acres	= 1 square mile (sq. ml.)

 

 

MEASURES OF VOLUME

 

 

 

 

1728 cubic inches	= 1 cubic foot
27 cubic feet	= 1 cubic yard
1 gallon	= 277.274 cubic inches
1 cubic foot	= 6.23 gallons

 

 

 

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