Converting between Metric Units
How many millimetres are in a centimetre?
10mm
A square with an outside edge of 5cm.
5+5+5+5 = 20cm
2x2 = 4cm2
A parallelogram with a base of 5m and a height of 3m
5 x 3 = 15m2
A triangle with a base of 6cm and a height of 3cm
6 x 3 = 18
18 / 2 = 9cm2
If I have 164 centimetres, how many metres do I have?
1.64m
An equilateral triangle with an outside edge of 6m.
6 + 6 + 6 = 18m
A rectangle with a side length of 2m and 4m.
2 x 4 = 8m2
A parallelogram with a base of 10cm and a height of 6cm
10 x 6 = 60cm2
A triangle with a base of 11m and a height of 5m
11 x 4 = 44
44 / 2 = 22m2
3 km is equal to this many metres.
3,000m
a rectangle with one side length of 8cm and another of 3cm.
8 + 8 + 3 + 3 = 22cm
A square with a side length of 7m.
7 x 7 = 49m2
A parallelogram with a base of 6m and a height of 6m.
6 x 6 = 36m2
A triangle with a base of 8m and a height of 6m
8 x 6 = 48
48 / 2 = 24m2
1000L is how many kilolitres?
1kL
DAILY DOUBLE: A rectilinear shape with side lengths of 4cm, 6cm, 2cm, 3cm, and 7cm
4 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 7 = 22cm
A rectangle with a length of 8m and a width of 5m.
8 x 5 = 40m2
A parallelogram with a base of 12cm and a height of 4cm.
12 x 4 = 48cm2
A triangle with a base of 6cm and a height of 4cm.
6 x 4 = 24
24 / 2 = 12cm2
if I have 1200 mL, how many Litres do I have?
1.2L
a hexagon with a side length of 5cm
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30cm
A rectangle with a length of 7cm and a width of 9cm.
7 x 9 = 63cm2
A painting shaped like a parallelogram has a base of 1m and a height of 80cm. What is the area?
80x100 = 8,000cm2
DAILY DOUBLE: A triangle with a base of 12m and a height of 6m.
12 x 6 = 72
72 / 2 = 36m2