Metric Length Unit Conversions

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Metric measurement tools and conversion chart

📏 Part 1: Basic Unit Conversions

1. Convert these measurements to metres:

a) 2500 mm = _______ m

b) 340 cm = _______ m

c) 4.2 km = _______ m

2. Convert these measurements to centimetres:

a) 150 mm = _______ cm

b) 2.5 m = _______ cm

c) 0.8 km = _______ cm

3. Which conversion is correct?

3500 m = 3.5 km

3500 m = 35 km

3500 m = 0.35 km

🚗 Part 2: Real-World Problems

4. A running track is 400 metres long. How many kilometres would you run if you completed 5 laps?

Answer: _______ km

5. Sarah's bedroom is 3.2 metres wide. She wants to buy a rug that is 280 cm wide. Will the rug fit? Show your working.

Answer: _____________

6. A carpenter needs to cut a 2.5 metre plank into pieces that are 25 cm long. How many pieces can be cut?

Answer: _______ pieces

⭐ Part 3: Challenge Activities

7. Extension: Complete this conversion chain:

8500 mm → _______ cm → _______ m → _______ km

8. Problem Solving: A school athletics field has a perimeter of 1.2 km. If you walk around it 3 times, how many metres will you have walked? Then convert your answer to centimetres.

Distance in metres: _______ m

Distance in centimetres: _______ cm

9. Critical Thinking: Explain in your own words when you multiply by powers of 10 and when you divide by powers of 10 when converting metric units.