Converting Between Units of Measurement

8,000 g = _______ kg

• 8

• 80

• 800

• 80,000

20 cm = __________ mm

• 100

• 200

• 600

• 1,000

Cheryl is moving to a new house. Her old house is 6 kilometers from her new house. How many meters is the old house from the new house?

• 6 meters

• 60 meters

• 600 meters

• 6,000 meters

Which table shows the relationship between millimeters and centimeters?

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Which are the best labels for each column?

• centimeters, meters

• millimeters, meters

• millimeters, centimeters

• grams, kilograms

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

• 1 m

• 100 cm

• 1 cm

• 100 m

A jug holds 3 litres. Which expression could be used to find the capacity of the jug in millilitres?

• 3 x 10

• 3 x 100

• 3 + 1,000

• 3 x 1,000

Adrian has 24 meters of rope, Which of the following is equal to 24 meters?

• 0.024 km

• 0.24 km

• 2.4 km

• 240 km

When converting from meters to kilometers,

• We multiply.

• We divide.

• We dance.

400 centimeters = _________ meters

• 40

• 4

• 44

• 16