Unit Conversions in Measurement

Maria Miller introduces decimals in metric units, focusing on meters, kilometers, liters, and kilograms. She explains how to convert between units using decimals and provides examples with conversion problems. The video also covers decimals in miles and feet, demonstrating how to solve related problems.

What is the relationship between meters and centimeters?

• 1 meter is 100 centimeters

• 1 meter is 10 centimeters

• 1 meter is 0.1 centimeters

• 1 meter is 1000 centimeters

How many centimeters are in 0.1 meters?

• 1 cm

• 10 cm

• 100 cm

• 0.1 cm

If 1 kilometer is 1000 meters, what is 0.1 kilometers in meters?

• 1 meter

• 10 meters

• 100 meters

• 1000 meters

Convert 7/10 of a meter to centimeters.

• 0.7 cm

• 700 cm

• 70 cm

• 7 cm

How many centimeters are in 3.5 meters?

• 35 cm

• 3.5 cm

• 0.35 cm

• 350 cm

What is 8.27 meters in centimeters?

• 8270 cm

• 827 cm

• 82.7 cm

• 8.27 cm

How many meters are in 65 hundredths of a kilometer?

• 65 meters

• 6.5 meters

• 650 meters

• 0.65 meters

Convert 2/10 of a kilometer to meters.

• 20 meters

• 200 meters

• 2000 meters

• 2 meters

How many meters are in 271 thousandths of a kilometer?

• 27.1 meters

• 2.71 meters

• 271 meters

• 2710 meters

What is the equivalent of 72 cm in meters?

• 0.072 meters

• 0.72 meters

• 7.2 meters

• 72 meters