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100

2 killometres = ? metres

2,000 metres

100

4.5 L = ?mL

4,500 mL

100

6 kilograms = ? grams

6,000 grams

100

The metric unit would you use to measure the weight of a piece of paper.

Milligrams

100

Last weekend, Will ran in a 5 killometre race. How many meters did he run?

5,000 metres

200

12 metres = ? millimetres

12,000 millimetres

200

6.4 L = ? mL

6,400 mL

200

9,000 grams = ? kilograms

9 kilograms

200

The metric unit used to measure the length of the classroom.

A meter

200

A bag of potato chips has 400mg of salt per bag, how many grams of salt is in each bag?

0.4 grams

300

2,500 m =? km

2.5 kilometres

300

100 L = ? mL

100,000 mL

300

250,000 g = ? kg

250 kg

300

The metric unit of measure you would use to measure the length of your pencil.

A centimetre

300

The distance from Billy’s house to Jamie’s house is 7 km. The distance from Jake’s house to Jamie’s house is 7,500 meters. Who lives closer to Jamie’s house?

Billy lives closer

(Billy = 7,000m or 7km) < (Jake = 7,500 m or 7.5km)

400

7.5 km = ? m

7,500 metres

400

17,000 mL = ? L

17 L

400

200 g = ? mg

200,000 mg

400

The metric unit you would use to measure the weight of a dog.

A kilogram

400

Morgan had a 1 Litre container of water. She drank half of the water in the container. How many millilitres of water does Morgan have left?

500 mL

500

4.5 km = ? mm

4,500,000 mm

500

1,000,000 mL = ? L

1,000 L

500

7 kg = ? mg

7,000,000 mg

500

The metric unit of measure that would be used to measure the distance from Athelstone Primary School to Rundle Mall in the city.

A kilometre

500

Terry and Tammy both stood on the scales and weighed 54 kilograms together. If Tammy weighed 26 kilograms, how much would Terry weigh in milligrams?

28,000,000 milligrams