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100

When you convert 15 centimeters to meters, do you multiply or divide?

Divide

100

How many inches are in 4 feet?

48 in.

100

How many minutes are in an hour?

60

100

What is 46 × 100?

4,600

100

96.27 cm    =     ________  m

9,627 m

200

When you convert 7.5 meters to millimeters, does the number get bigger or smaller?

Bigger

200

Convert 80 ounces to pounds.

5 lb.

200

How many hours are in a day?

24

200

The 9 in 6.092 is 100 times less than the 9 in 54.9:  True or False?

False

200

951,963 is the number of students in NW Georgia.  862,513 is the number of students in SW Georgia.  The value of the 5 in the SW Georgia student population is 1/100 the value of the 5 in the NW Georgia student population

True

300

6.1 km    =     ________  m

6,100 m

300

6 gallons    =    ________ quarts 

24 quarts

300

4 hours    =   ______  minutes

240 min

300

Rewrite 6,827 as a power of 10

6.827 X 103

300

Ava needs 28 ounces of cheese for a recipe.  She has 2 pounds of cheese.  Does Ava have enough cheese for her recipe?

No.

28 ounces = 1 pound and 12 ounces

400

When you convert 9.4 centimeters to meters, how many times do you move the decimal point?

2 times

400

Convert 132 inches to feet.

11 ft.

400

120 minutes   =   _________  hours

2 hours

400

What is 3.47 × 1,000?

3,470

400

Before the turkey is put in the oven, it is tied with twine.  A length of 150 centimeters is tied around the body of the turkey.  Three lengths of 160 millimeters each are used to tie the legs together and each of the two wings.  How many meters of twine is used?

1980 mm or 1.98 meters

500

Complete the table:  

_____________________

|  km  |  3,000  |    ?      |

|  m    |    ?       |  0.03  |

_____________________

3 meters

30 km

500

How many cups are in 3 quarts?

12 cups 

3 qt → 6 pt → 12 cups

500

3 hours     =    ________ minutes

180 minutes

500

What is the relationship between 7.055 mL of liquid and 70.55 mL of liquid?

The first liquid is 1/10 of the second

The second is 10 times the first

500

Cloud Springs Lemonade Stand advertises large lemonades for $3.00 on Fridays.  Mrs. Roden orders 6 gallons of spring water for this sale.  Each large lemonade requires a pint of spring water.  What is the maximum number of large lemonades that can be made with 6 gallons of spring water?

48 large lemonades