As well as being the system used in most countries around the world, as well as in most professions, the metric system is simple to use as it has a single set of base units to which prefixes can be added to increase the value in multiples of ten. For example, the base unit of length is the metre; a centimetre is one hundredth of metre and a kilometre is one thousand metres. The same prefixes are used for all metric units (so a kilogram is one thousand grams).
The main advantage of the metric system is that it is very logical. One example that illustrates this is water.
1 litre of water weighs 1kg
1 metric tonne (1000kg) of water will take up the volume of approximately one cubic meter
Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C
These simple concepts make metric calculation very easy.
It is not really important or necessary; however in the world of science and measurement it is helpful, as it uses units of ten.
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It's not necessary in a strictly arithmetical sense but the metric, or more importantly its SI derivative, IS "really important", because it is now the ONLY officially and internationally-recognised system for science, engineering and commerce. America is the only major nation not to have adopted it generally, except in science.
The metric system is a useful tool because a decimal system of units is based on the meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time. Also metric system can become useful because it is easier then the customary system. This is why metric system is a useful tool.
The metric system goes up by multiples of 10, which is a lot easier to calculate than Imperial systems
When America is taken over by China, then you will need to use the metric system
People like the metric system because it is so easy to work with because it is based on the 10s system.
There isn't a separate US metric system, the metric system is international and the same everywhere. So one kilometre in the U.S.A. is one kilometre.
International sport is not used in the metric system, although international sport does use the metric system.
There is only one metric system. The relevant units, within that system would be millimetres.
There isonly one metric system, the SI system (Le Système international d'unités),
Multiply or divide by a power of 10.
Is it? - Well, it certainly should. The metric system is the international standard, and the U.S. is one of just a few countries that are not using it yet.Is it? - Well, it certainly should. The metric system is the international standard, and the U.S. is one of just a few countries that are not using it yet.Is it? - Well, it certainly should. The metric system is the international standard, and the U.S. is one of just a few countries that are not using it yet.Is it? - Well, it certainly should. The metric system is the international standard, and the U.S. is one of just a few countries that are not using it yet.
The United States of America is one of the few nations who have not adopted the metric system.
The main advantage of the metric system is that it is very logical. One example that illustrates this is water. 1 litre of water weighs 1kg 1 metric tonne (1000kg) of water will take up the volume of approximately one cubic meter Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C These simple concepts make metric calculation very easy.
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There is basically ONE metric system currently used worldwide. It is called the SI. All countries that use "the metric system" are really using the SI. Other metric systems were used in the past, but they are not commonly used in any country.
There is only one metric system. Centimetre.
The whole point of the metric system is that it is a universal system, so that one metre in one country is the same as one metre in every other country. The metric system is the same everywhere.
Metric measurements are based upon 10. It is as easy as using money: everyone knows that 100 Cents is 1 Dollar. The US uses Mile-Yard-Feet and you have to know what to mulitply to convert from one to the other.
There isn't a separate US metric system, the metric system is international and the same everywhere. So one kilometre in the U.S.A. is one kilometre.
for this answer: in the metric system what is the prefix for 1/100?ANSWER: centi-AtL 2009
International sport is not used in the metric system, although international sport does use the metric system.
There is only one metric system. The relevant units, within that system would be millimetres.