Metric Conversions Word Problems

Front

Jessica is measuring two line segments. The first line segment is 30 cm long. The second line segment is 500 mm long. How long are the two line segments together? (answer in cm)

Back

80 cm

Front

Walt grew 10 centimeters in 1 year. He is now 1.6 m tall. How tall was he 1 year ago?

Back

150 cm

Front

Mary buys a reel of thread for sewing. There are 10 m of thread on the reel. She uses 210 cm. How much is left on the reel in centimeters?

Back

790 cm

Front

A 30 g serving of a certain breakfast cereal has 0.5 g of salt. How much salt would that be in milligrams?

Back

500 mg

Front

200 millimeters is how many centimeters?

Back

20 cm

Front

What is the difference between Cheryl's old house and new house in meters if the distance is 3 kilometers?

Back

3000 meters

Front

Mass of winter squash: 1.8 kilograms. Convert to grams.

Back

1,800 grams

Front

The diameter of a coin is 26 mm. Matthew lined up 57 coins from the left end of his desk to the right end of his desk. What is the width (measured in cm) of his desk?

Back

148.2 cm

Front

Carlo is 175 cm tall while his friend Reggie is 1,680 mm tall. After 1 year, Carlo grew by 40 mm and Reggie grew by 7 cm. Who is taller and by how much in centimeters?

Back

Carlo is taller by 4 cm

Front

A brick is 90 mm thick. How tall is the wall (in meters) if it is 32 bricks high?

Back

2.88 m