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The metric system is based on 10 because we operate in base 10. This means that units can be changed by simply moving the decimal point, as 1 m = .001 km = 100 cm. This also allows scientific notation to be used easily, as you simply need to change the exponent. For example, 6.2 * 1023 mm = 6.2 * 1020 m.

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