The document discusses units of length including conversions between kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres. It provides examples of converting between units and exercises for the student to practice conversions. Conversions involve moving the decimal place right or left a set number of places depending on whether converting to a larger or smaller unit of measurement.
The document discusses units of length including conversions between kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres. It provides examples of converting between units and exercises for the student to practice conversions. Conversions involve moving the decimal place right or left a set number of places depending on whether converting to a larger or smaller unit of measurement.
The document discusses units of length including conversions between kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres. It provides examples of converting between units and exercises for the student to practice conversions. Conversions involve moving the decimal place right or left a set number of places depending on whether converting to a larger or smaller unit of measurement.
The document discusses units of length including conversions between kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres. It provides examples of converting between units and exercises for the student to practice conversions. Conversions involve moving the decimal place right or left a set number of places depending on whether converting to a larger or smaller unit of measurement.
10 millimetres (mm) = 1 centimetre (cm) plans are written in millimetres. A room is 4.3 metres long. 1 000 millimetres (mm) = 1 metre (m) What length is written on 100 centimetres (cm) = 1 metre (m) the plan? 1 000 metres (m) = 1 kilometre (km) Converting to smaller units: • To convert kilometres to metres, EXAMPLES multiply by 1 000. Convert 5 km to metres. • To convert metres to millimetres, 5 × 1 000 = 5 000 m multiply by 1 000. • To convert metres to centimetres, Convert 4.3 m to millimetres. multiply by 100. 4.3 × 1 000 = 4 300 mm • To convert centimetres to millimetres, multiply by 10. A quick way to multiply by 1 000: Move the decimal point 3 places to the right.
1 Convert to metres (m).
a 12 km = b 9.5 km = c 1.7 km = d 0.8 km = e 6.12 km = f 16.5 km =
2 Convert to millimetres (mm).
a 14 m = b 8.2 m = c 11.3 m = d 0.7 m = e 1.28 m = f 5.63 m =
3 Convert to centimetres (cm). Hint: multiply by 100.
a 8m= b 14 m = c 6.4 m = d 11.3 m = e 0.2 m = f 2.25 m =
4 Convert to millimetres (mm). Hint: multiply by 10.
a 7 cm = b 24 cm = c 8.7 cm = d 0.9 cm = e 11.3 cm = f 150 cm =
5 Complete these conversions.
a 2.6 km = m b 6.35 m = mm c 46 cm = mm d 3.48 km = m e 0.62 m = cm f 4.07 m = mm
EXAMPLES • To convert metres to kilometres, divide by 1 000. Convert 13 000 m to kilometres. • To convert millimetres to metres, 13 000 ÷ 1 000 = 13 km divide by 1 000. • To convert centimetres to metres, Convert 2 500 mm to metres. divide by 100. 2 500 ÷ 1 000 = 2.5 m • To convert millimetres to centimetres, divide by 10.
A quick way to divide by 1 000: Move the decimal point 3 places to the left.
6 Convert to kilometres (km).
a 4 000 m = b 7 200 m = c 15 600 m = d 8 350 m = e 750 m = f 2 040 m =
7 Convert to metres (m).
a 3 000 mm = b 15 000 mm = c 4 900 mm = d 26 300 mm = e 870 mm = f 4 650 mm =
8 Convert to metres (m). Hint: divide by 100.
a 600 cm = b 1 200 cm = c 670 cm = d 1 960 cm = e 175 cm = f 95 cm =
9 Convert to centimetres (cm). Hint: divide by 10.
a 40 mm = b 800 mm = c 6 000 mm = d 350 mm = e 65 mm = f 245 mm =
10 Complete these conversions.
a 50 mm = cm b 5 400 m = km c 850 cm = m d 780 mm = m e 4 560 mm = m f 14 750 m = km
11 For each pair of lengths, circle the longer length.
a 7 km or 6 950 m b 575 mm or 5.7 m c 17.3 cm or 175 mm
12 For each pair of lengths, circle the shorter length.
