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Name five common prefixes in the metric system.

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The most common prefixes in the metric system of measurement are:

milli (m)=103centi (c)=102deci (d)=101hecto (h)=102kilo (k)=103\begin{aligned} \text{milli (m)}&=10^{-3}\\ \text{centi (c)}&=10^{-2}\\ \text{deci (d)}&=10^{-1}\\ \text{hecto (h)}&=10^2\\ \text{kilo (k)}&=10^3 \end{aligned}

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