Solve Problems With The Metric Units Of Measurement

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

• 1 m

• 100 cm

• 1 cm

• 100 m

What is the correct measurement?

• 33 mL

• 39 mL

• 40 mL

• 38 mL

A ribbon was 50 cm long. After I cut some off, 37 cm was left. How much did I cut off?

• 87 cm

• 13 cm

• 80 cm

• 31 cm

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I have 3 pencils. The pencils are 17cm, 12cm, and 9cm. What is the total length of all my pencils?

• 38 cm

• 4 cm

• 55 cm

• 48 cm

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A building is 60 meters tall. A tree near the building is 12 meters tall. How much taller is the building than the tree?

• 39 meters

• 48 meters

• 72 meters

• 12 meters

I had a ball of wool. I cut a 12 cm piece off and had 76 cm left. How much wool did I begin with?

• 64 cm

• 88 cm

• 33 cm

• 29 cm

My cat is 48 cm tall and my dog is 26 cm taller than my cat.  How tall is my dog?

• 14 cm

• 74 cm

• 83 cm

• 22 cm

1 liter = ________ milliliters

• 5

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

1 centimeter = ______ millimeters

How many millimeters are in 1 meter?

• 2

• 10

• 100

• 1,000