converting customary and metric measurements

When converting from a large unit to a smaller unit, you should ____________

• multiply

• divide

When converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit, you should ___________

• multiply

• divide

Monica has 426 millimeters of fabric. How many centimeters of fabric does she have?

• 4260 cm

• 42.6 cm

• 4.26 cm

• 0.426 cm

Which sentence do we use to help us solve metric conversions?

• King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk

• King Hector Doesn't Usually Drive Colored Mules

• King Harvey Diligently Unanswered Daunting Closing Measures

• Kevin Hardin Doesn't Usually Draw Crumby Munchkins

Jackie bought 4 gallons of milk at the store. How many quarts did she buy?

• 15

• 10

• 16

• 2

Barry measured a piece of wood that was 9 feet long. How could he calculate the length of the wood in inches?

• 9 divided by 12

• 9 times 12

• 12 minus 9

• 12 plus 9

How many meters are in one kilometer?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 534 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5.34 meters

• 53.4 meters

• 5,340 meters

• 0.0534 meters

Doug bought 14 cups of apple juice. Two cups make up one pint. How many pints of apple juice did Doug buy?

• 7 pints

• 14 pints

• 21 pints

• 28 pints

Students were doing a science experiment and used 2,300 milligrams of salt. How many grams of salt did the students use?

• 2,300,000 grams

• 2.3 grams

• 23 grams

• 230 grams