Converting Measurement Metric and Customary

When converting measurement from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit of measure what math operation do we use?

• multiplication

• subtraction

• division

• addition

How many meters are in one kilometer?

How many meters are in three kilometers?

How many meters are in four and a half kilometers?

Convert 5 ft 10 in. to inches.

5 ft. 10 in. = _____________ inches

Convert 4 feet to inches.

4 ft. = _____________ inches

Convert 10 ft to inches.

10 ft. = _____________ inches

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 500 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5 meters

• 500 meters

• 50 meters

Last week, Ms. Lobkov's new plant grew 5 cm. How many millimeters did it grow?

Mr. Blake is putting lights around his classroom door. He needs 7 feet of lights. How many inches of lights will he need?

• 144 inches

• 94 inches

• 84 inches

• 80 inches