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Metric Length Unit Conversions

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Metric Length Unit Conversions

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📏 Part 1: Basic Unit Conversions

1. Convert the following measurements:

a) 3.5 metres = ________ centimetres

b) 2400 millimetres = ________ metres

c) 7.2 kilometres = ________ metres

d) 850 centimetres = ________ metres

2. Choose the correct conversion for 6500 metres:

6.5 kilometres

65 kilometres

0.65 kilometres

650 kilometres

3. Which of these conversions are correct? (Tick all that apply)

1000 mm = 1 m

100 cm = 1 m

10 km = 1000 m

1 km = 1000 m

🚗 Part 2: Real-World Problems

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

Answer: ________ kilometres

5. 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

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

Answer: ________ metres

🎯 Part 3: Extension Challenge

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

Answer: ________ metres

8. Complete this conversion chain:

4.5 km → ________ m → ________ cm → ________ mm

9. Explain in your own words when you multiply by 1000 and when you divide by 1000 when converting metric length units:

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