Basic Metric Conversions

15 m = _____ mm

• 15,000

• 1,500

• 0.015

• 150

When you are going from smaller units to larger units, you ______ by the power of ten.

• multiply

• divide

0.57 mL = ___________ L

• 5.7

• 0.057

• 0.0057

• 0.00057

Select the largest unit.

• kilogram

• centigram

• decigram

• decagram

285 kg = ____ g

• 285,000

• 285

• 2,850

• 28,500

490,000 g =____ kg

• 490

• 49

• 4,900

• 0.49

Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

240 cm = ___________ m

• 2400

• 24

• 2.4

• 0.24

15.6 L = ___________ mL

• 15,600

• 156,000

• 1,560,000

• 15,600,000

0.57 mL = ___________ L

• 5.7

• 0.057

• 0.0057

• 0.00057