Metric Unit Conversions and Problem Solving

Zoe works in a bakery. She uses 250 milliliters of milk to make a loaf of bread. How many liters of milk will she need to make 15 loaves of bread?

• 3.75 liters

• 37.5 liters

• 375 liters

• 3,750 liters

Jill's binder weighs 672 grams. How many kilograms is Jill's binder? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

• 67.2 kg

• 6,720 kg

• 0.672 kg

• 0.0672 kg

Timothy bought a 3.75 liter bottle of soda. How many milliliters are in the bottle of soda? (1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)

• 0.00375 ml

• 375 ml

• 3,750 ml

• 37,500 ml

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 534 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5.34 meters

• 53.4 meters

• 5,340 meters

• 0.0534 meters

Angela raced Sinai at recess. They both ran a total of 450 meters. How many centimeters did they run? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 45,000 cm

• 450,000 cm

• 4,500 cm

• .45 cm

Marcus is placing books on a one meter long shelf. If each book is 2cm wide, how many books will fit on the shelf?

• 18 books

• 50 books

• 5 books

• 10 books

The Science lab had 2,300 milligrams of salt to use for a science experiment. How many grams of salt did the Science lab have? (1 g = 1,000 mg)

• 2,300,000 grams

• 2.3 grams

• 23 grams

• 230 grams

There are 567 milligrams of sodium in a hot dog. How many grams of sodium are in a hot dog? (1 gram = 1,000 milligrams)

• .567 grams

• 5.67 grams

• 567,000 grams

• 5,670 grams

15 meters = ______ centimeters

What number will make the equation true?

• 150

• 1,500

• 15,000

• 15

5 kg = ______ g

• 5

• 50

• 500

• 5,000