Name	Symbol	Exponent	Decimal	Example
Kilo	k	103	1000	5km = 5000m
		100	0	5m = 5m
Centi	c	10-2	0.01	5.25cm = 0.25m
Milli	m	10-3	0.001	2.4mm = 0.0024m
Micro	µ	10-6	0.000001	55µm = 0.000055m
Nano	n	10-9	0.000000001	9nm = 0.000000009m

Conversion Process:
     Multiplication Exponent (ME) = Original Exponent - New Exponent
     (Original Number) x 10^{Multiplication Exponent}          Drop old unit label, add new unit label

Examples:
     Convert 3 nm to m
     Multiplication Exponent (ME) = (-9) - (0) = -9
     3 x 10^ME     →     3 x 10^-9 = 0.000000003 m

     Convert 5.4 µm to nm
     Multiplication Exponent (ME) = (-6) - (-9) = 3
     5.4 x 10^ME     →     5.4 x 10³ = 5400 nm

     Convert 5.4 nm to µm
     Multiplication Exponent (ME) = (-9) - (-6) = -3
     5.4 x 10^ME     →     5.4 x 10^-3 = 0.0054 µm

Conversion Problems 1)     0.002 µm     →     __________ nm 2)     55 mm     →     __________ m 3)     9 nm     →     __________ km 4)     2 nm     →     __________ µm

Answers to Problems (HIGHLIGHT TO REVEAL) 1)     0.002 x 103     →     2 nm 2)     55 x 10-3     →     0.055 m 3)     9 x 10-12     →     0.000000000009 km 4)     2 x 10-3     →     0.002 µm

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