Metric Prefix Conversion Problem Set 1

How many grams are there in 42 petagrams?

Large and small numbers can be written in scientific notation.






SI prefixes
Power of 10 Prefix Symbol
10-18 atto a
10-15 femto f
10-12 pico p
10-9 nano n
10-6 micro μ
10-3 milli m
10-2 centi c
10-1 deci d
100 (base unit)
101 deka da
102 hecto h
103 kilo k
106 mega M
109 giga G
1012 tera T
1015 peta P
1018 exa E