Prefixes
What does mm stand for?
millimeter
How many mm are in 1 cm?
10
How many meters are there in 1km?
How many meters are there in 2km?
1km = 1,000m
2km = 2,000m
Which of the following best describes the average distance of 1 meter (m)?
The distance of the floor to a doorknob, OR
The distance from the floor to the ceiling?
Floor to doorknob
What is 63 divided by 7
What does cm stand for?
centimeter
How many cm are in 1 m?
100
2,600 meters = _________ kilometers
2.6
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a meter or a foot?
Meter
What is 63 divided by 9
What does m stand for?
meter
How many mm are in 1 m?
1000
1.3km = _______ m?
1,300m
Which system of measurement does the United States most commonly use?
U.S. Customary System
Multiply
24 x 15
360
What does km stand for?
kilometer
How many g are in 1 kilogram?
1000
65.5 km = m
65,500m
Explain why the metric system is so easy to use.
It uses the base ten system.
It works in increments of 1, 10, 100, 1000.
Add
32.70 + 14.86
47.56
Put in order from smallest to biggest: kilometer, millimeter, meter, centimeter
millimeter
centimeter
meter
kilometer
How many ml are in 1 L?
1000ml
9,876 g = kg
9.876 kg
Approximately how many sugar packets would it take to make 2.5 kilograms of sugar?
24 x 3.2
76.80