Convering between metric units g7

Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters

• 900 cm
• 90 cm
• 0.9 cm
• 0.09 cm

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm
• 0.017 cm
• 1,700 cm
• 170 cm

Which of the below are equal in length?

• 290 mm and 29 cm

• 32 m and 32,000 cm

• 460 mm and 46 m

• 82 km and 820 m

Which of the below is equivalent to 260,000 mm ?

• 0.26 km

• 2.6 km

• 26 km

• 260 km

In a long jump I achieve 1.4 m and my friend achieves 10 cm less than me. How far did my friend jump?

• 1.41 m

• 1.6 m

• 130 cm

• 1300 m

1L = ? mL

(a)  

2L = ? mL

Think of the relationship.

Are you converting a smaller unit into a larger unit, or a larger unit into a smaller unit?

(a)  

9 L = (a)   mL

0.72 m = ____________ cm.

• 7.2 cm

• 72 cm

• 720 cm

• none of the above.

Kristine measured a greeting card and found that it was 1 decimeter long. How many centimeters are in 1 decimeter?

• 1 cm

• 10 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

• 1000 centimeters