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Metric Length Unit Conversions

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Metric Length Unit Conversions

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📏 Part 1: Basic Conversions

1. Convert the following measurements. Show your working:

a) 5.2 km = __________ metres

b) 4500 cm = __________ metres

c) 85 mm = __________ centimetres

d) 3.7 m = __________ millimetres

2. Circle the correct conversion factor for each:

To convert from metres to centimetres, you:

multiply by 100

divide by 100

multiply by 1000

To convert from kilometres to metres, you:

multiply by 100

divide by 1000

multiply by 1000

🚗 Part 2: Real-World Problems

3. A running track is 400 metres long. Sarah runs 5 complete laps. How many kilometres has she run in total?

Answer: __________ kilometres

4. A carpenter needs to cut a piece of timber that is 2.5 metres long into pieces that are 25 centimetres each. How many pieces can be cut?

Answer: __________ pieces

5. The distance from Auckland to Wellington is approximately 650 kilometres. Express this distance in metres.

Answer: __________ metres

🌟 Part 3: Extension Challenge

6. Advanced Problem: A school oval has a perimeter of 1.2 km. If students walk around it 3 times, then run around it twice more, what is the total distance covered in metres?

Answer: __________ metres

7. Complete the conversion chain:

8.5 km → __________ m → __________ cm → __________ mm

8. Reflection: Explain in your own words when you multiply and when you divide when converting metric length units.

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