Convert the Metric and Customary Units

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m

• 80,000 m

• 8,000 m

• .008 m

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 0.0001

• 1,000,000

• 10

• 1

1 L = _______ mL

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Convert 1 milliliter to deciliter.

• 0.01 dL

• 0.1 dL

• 10 dL

• 100 dL

183 cm = ___________ m

• 0.183

• 1.83

• 18.3

• 1,830

Cody’s tomato plant measures 45 centimeters. About how many inches tall is Cody’s plant? (1 inch is approximately 2.5 centimeters.)

• 12 inches

• 18 inches

• 48 inches

• 112 inches

Alex is 5 feet, 11 inches tall. About how many centimeters tall is Alex? (1 inch ≈ 2.5 centimeters)

• 28

• 74

• 153

• 178

The length of a piece of paper is 11 inches. What is the approximate length of the piece of paper in centimeters? (1 inch ≈ 2.5 centimeters)

• 5

• 9

• 14

• 28

The length of a truck is 6 yards. About how many centimeters long is the truck? (1 inch ≈ 2.5 centimeters)

• 540 centimeters

• 180 centimeters

• 45 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

Jeremy’s friend lives 20 miles away in the next county. About how many kilometers away does Jeremy’s friend live? (1 mile ≈ 1.6 kilometers)

• 13 kilometers

• 22 kilometers

• 32 kilometers