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Metric Length Unit Conversions

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Metric Length Unit Conversions

Convert carefully between millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres. Show working for the word problems.

Convert Between Units

1.Change 6,400 mm into metres.
2.Change 275 cm into metres.
3.Change 3.6 km into metres.
4.Change 85 mm into centimetres.
5.Change 4.25 m into centimetres.
6.Change 0.045 km into centimetres.
7.Which statement correctly converts 9,200 mm?
  • 9,200 mm = 9.2 m
  • 9,200 mm = 92 m
  • 9,200 mm = 0.92 m
  • 9,200 mm = 920 m
8.The distance between two towns is 18.7 km. Express this distance in metres.

Lengths in Context

9.A builder joins three lengths of timber: 3.2 m, 145 cm and 800 mm. What is their combined length in metres?
10.A cycling route is 650 m per lap. Maia completes 8 laps. How far does she cycle in kilometres?
11.Choose the one pair that does not represent the same length.
  • 3,500 mm and 3.5 m
  • 2.4 km and 2,400 m
  • 175 cm and 1.75 m
  • 4,000 mm and 40 cm

Extend Your Thinking

12.A rectangular paddock is 24 m long and 1,250 cm wide. Calculate its perimeter in kilometres.
13.Complete the equivalent measurements: 1 km = ____ m = ____ cm = ____ mm. Then state the multiplier used at each step.
14.The number line shows three marked lengths in metres. Write each marked length in centimetres.
00.250.50.7511.251.51.752

3 printable pages

  • Metric Length Unit Conversions, page 1 of 3: Convert Between Units

    Page 1

  • Metric Length Unit Conversions, page 2 of 3: Lengths in Context

    Page 2

  • Metric Length Unit Conversions, page 3 of 3: Extend Your Thinking

    Page 3

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