Metric Unit Conversions and Problem Solving

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• > greater than

• < less than

• = equal to

How many liters are equivalent to 3,200 milliliters?

• 0.032 liter

• 0.32 liter

• 3.2 liters

• 32 liters

Which measure is not equivalent to the others?

• 0.0008 kilometer

• 0.8 meter

• 80 centimeters

• 0.008 millimeter

200 mm = ____ cm
(1 cm = 10 mm)

• 20 mm

• 20 km

• 20 cm

• 20 dm

• 242 in.

• 348 in.

• 338 in.

• 248 in.

900 cm ____ 9000 mm
(1 cm is 10 mm)

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• =

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A bottle contains 1.5 liters of soda. How many milliliters of soda does the bottle contain?

• 150 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 15000 milliliters

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 1500 milliliters because 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters, so 1.5 liters is equal to 1500 milliliters.

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How many feet does it travel in 1 second? (Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet)

• 88 feet

• 5280 feet

• 176 feet

• 60 feet

Answer explanation

To find the distance in feet traveled in 1 second, first convert 1 hour to seconds (3600 seconds). Then, calculate 60 miles * 5280 feet / 3600 seconds = 88 feet.

• Amalia only

• Nick only

• Lila only

• Amalia and Nick