Units of Measurement
What is the rule for converting between metric units?
Multiply or divide by powers of 10.
What is the rule for finding the perimeter of a shape?
Add all the side lengths together.
What is the rule for finding the area of a rectangle?
A = length × width
What is the rule for finding the volume of a cuboid?
V = length × width × height
What is the rule connecting speed, distance, and time?
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Convert 3.5 metres to centimetres.
350 cm
Find the perimeter of a rectangle that is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide.
26 cm
Find the area of a rectangle that is 7 m long and 3 m wide.
21 m²
Find the volume of a box that measures 4 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm.
24 cm³
A runner travels 400 m in 100 seconds. What is their speed?
4 m/s
A pencil is 145 mm long. How many centimetres is that?
14.5 cm
A triangle has sides 7 cm, 5 cm, and 4 cm. What is its perimeter?
16 cm
A triangle has a base of 8 m and a height of 6 m. What’s its area?
24 m²
A tank is 10 m long, 3 m wide, and 2 m deep. What’s its volume?
60 m³
A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. What’s its average speed?
60 km/h
Which is the best unit to measure the length of a rugby field?
Metres
A garden has sides of 10 m, 8 m, and 6 m. What is its perimeter?
24 m
Find the total area of two rectangles: one 6 × 4 m and one 3 × 2 m.
30 m²
Convert 1.5 m³ to litres.
1,500 L
If a cyclist travels 30 km at 15 km/h, how long will it take?
2 hours
A car trip is 3.6 km. How many metres is that?
3600km
A compound shape has sides 12 m, 6 m, 4 m, 4 m, 6 m, and 2 m. What’s the total perimeter?
34 m
A rectangular garden (8 × 5 m) has a 2 × 1 m pond removed from the middle. What’s the total area?
38 m²
A box measures 12 cm × 8 cm × 5 cm. How much larger is it than a 10 cm × 5 cm × 4 cm box?
480 cm³ larger
A train travels 90 km at 60 km/h. How long does it take, and what is the formula rearranged for time?
1.5 hours; Time = Distance ÷ Speed