Question

Use the SI prefixes in Table 3 of this chapter to convert these hypothetical units of measure into appropriate quantities: a. 10 rations b. 2000 mockingbirds c. 10−6 phones d. 10−9 goats e. 1018 miners

Answer 1

The first response would be "deca," since this is a multiple of 10^1. B, since it's working off the thousands prefix (10^3), would be "kilo." The third, at 10^-6, would be "micro." Next, at 10^-9, would be "nano," and the final, 10^18, would have a prefix of "exa."