Metric System Conversions

Convert 5 cm to mm:

• 5,000mm

• 0.5 mm

• 0.05 mm

• 50 mm

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

To convert kilometers to meters, you would ___.

• multiply

• divide

To convert millimeters to centimeters, you would ___.

• multiply

• divide

8,300 meters = how many kilometers?

• 100

• 1,000

• 8.3

• 8

64 grams = how many milligrams?

• 64,000

• 64

• 0.64

• 640

Which expression would you use to convert 68 centimeters to millimeters?

• 68 x 10

• 68 x 1,000

• 68 ÷ 1,000

• 68 x 2

18 kilograms = how many grams?

• 0.0018

• 180

• 18,000

• 1.8