Metric Conversions

7.5 cm = __________________ mm

• 0.75 mm

• 750 mm

• 75 mm

• 7 mm

If I go to the LEFT on my staircase I...

• Multiply

• Divide

If I go to the RIGHT on my staircase I...

• Multiply

• Divide

The BIGGEST prefix in the metric system is:

• Kilo-

• Hecto-

• Deca-

• Base

The SMALLEST prefix in the metric system is:

• Base

• deci

• centi

• milli

If I were converting from meters to millimeters, I would:

• Divide by 10

• Divide by 1,000

• Multiply by 1,000

• Multiply by 10

If I were converting from Kilometers to Hectometers I would:

• Multiply by 10

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by 100

If I were converting from decimeters to millimeters I would:

• Multiply by 10

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by 100

If I were converting between DECAMETERS and centimeters I would:

• Divide by 1,000

• Multiply by 1,000

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 100

If I were converting from meters to Kilometers, I would:

• Divide by 10

• Divide by 100

• Divide by 1,000

• Divide by 10,000