5.9 Metric Measurement

When converting from a larger unit to smaller unit:

• multiply
• divide

When converting from smaller unit to a larger unit:

• multiply
• divide

100 centimeters = 1 meter

How many meters are equal to 380 centimeters?

_____________________  m

• 0.38

• 3.8

• 38

• 380

0.962 kilograms = __________ grams

1 kilogram = 1000 grams

• 962,000

• 96,200

• 9.62

• 962

Which unit of measure would be the most appropriate to find the height of a door?

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Which unit of measure would be the most appropriate to find the mass of a goat?

• kilograms

• grams

Lilly made pom pom garlands to decorate her classroom. She used 15,000 centimeters of string. How many meters of string did she use?

1 m = 100 cm

• 150000 m

• 150 m

• 1.5 m

• 0.15 m

Luis is training to compete in a 5-kilometer race. How many meters will he race?

1 km = 1,000 m

• 50000 m

• 1 m

• 5 m

• 5000 m

Serena has five puppies. Altogether the puppies weigh 5.75 kilograms. Since all the puppies are about the same size and there are 1,000 grams in a kilogram, how many grams does each puppy weigh?

• 1150 grams

• 28750 grams

• 5750000 grams

• 1.15 grams

Taylor walks her dog 2 kilometers 6 days in a row. How many meters is this?

1 kilometer = 1000 meters

• 0.12 meters

• 0.012 meters

• 8,000 meters

• 12,000 meters