Converting Metric Units

Front

What goes on the red line?

Back

150 mm

Front

What goes where the question mark is?

Back

4.23

Front

5.25 m = ? mm

Back

5,250 mm

Front

What goes on the line with the "?" ?

Back

10

Front

A centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter. Therefore, we divide by 100 instead of multiplying by 100. What goes in place of the question mark?

Back

1.3 or 1.30 m

Front

A mm is one-tenth of a cm.

Therefore, we divide by ten instead of multiplying.

What's the final answer in this one?

Back

0.268

Front

One centimeter is the same as ____ of a meter

Back

0.01 or 100th

Front

One millimeter equals one ___ of a meter

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o.oo1 or one-thousandth

Front

one meter is the same as ____ centimeters or ______ millimeters

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100; 1,000

Front

One clever way to remember kilo-hecto-deka-deci-centi-milli for converting metric units is this saying.

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Kids Have Dropped Dead Converting Metrics

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