Length Conversions Word Problems

Lily is working on a school project where she needs to create a model. She has a wire that is 500 millimeters long. Scarlett suggests she convert the length of the wire to centimeters for easier measurements. How many centimeters long is Lily's wire?

• 5

• 50

• 5000

• 0.5

A ribbon is shown above a centimeter ruler. Enter the length, in millimeters, of the ribbon.

4 km =

• 40 m

• 400 m

• 4,000 m

• 2 m

45 cm = ___ mm

• 450 mm

• 4,500 mm

• 45 mm

• 4.5 mm

• 13

• 52

• 3

• 68

• 2

• 9

• 11

• 3

The hole for a support needs to be 4 feet deep. It is currently 1 foot 5 inches deep.How much deeper must the hole be?

• 2 inches

• 90 inches

• 15 inches

• 31 inches

• 141

• 9

• 8

• 15

• 24

• 37

• 28

• 18

• 74

• 10

• 70

• 8