Converting Between Centimeters and Millimeters

The video tutorial by Mr. J explains how to convert between centimeters and millimeters. It covers the basic principle that 1 centimeter equals 10 millimeters and demonstrates this through four examples. The first two examples show converting centimeters to millimeters by multiplying by 10, while the last two examples illustrate converting millimeters to centimeters by dividing by 10. The video emphasizes using decimal shifts to simplify the conversion process.

What is the relationship between centimeters and millimeters?

• 1 centimeter equals 100 millimeters

• 1 centimeter equals 1000 millimeters

• 1 centimeter equals 10 millimeters

• 1 centimeter equals 5 millimeters

How do you convert 6 centimeters to millimeters?

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 5

• Add 10

• Multiply by 10

What is the result of converting 30.74 centimeters to millimeters?

• 30.74 millimeters

• 307.4 millimeters

• 3074 millimeters

• 3.074 millimeters

When converting centimeters to millimeters, what happens to the decimal point?

• It moves one place to the left

• It stays the same

• It moves two places to the right

• It moves one place to the right

How do you convert 90 millimeters to centimeters?

• Multiply by 10

• Subtract 10

• Divide by 10

• Add 10

What is the result of converting 275.8 millimeters to centimeters?

• 275.8 centimeters

• 2758 centimeters

• 27.58 centimeters

• 2.758 centimeters

When converting millimeters to centimeters, what happens to the decimal point?

• It moves one place to the right

• It moves two places to the left

• It stays the same

• It moves one place to the left

What operation is used to convert from centimeters to millimeters?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

What operation is used to convert from millimeters to centimeters?

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

What is the key takeaway for converting between centimeters and millimeters?

• Multiply by 100 for cm to mm and divide by 100 for mm to cm

• Multiply by 10 for cm to mm and divide by 10 for mm to cm

• Always subtract 10

• Always add 10