Metric to Metric (1 step)
67 km --> ? m
(67 km/1) x (1000 m/ 1 km) = 67000 m
41 km --> ? cm
(41 km/1) x (1000 m/1 km) x (100 cm/1 m) = 4,100,000 cm
What is the measurement system used throughout most of the world?
The metric system
75 in --> ? cm
190 cm
How many seconds are in 4.5 minutes?
(4.5 minutes/1) x (60 s/1 min) = 270 s
45 cm --> ? m
(45 cm/1) x (1 m/100 cm) = 0.45 m
23 cm --> ? hm
23 cm x (1 m/100 cm) x (1 hm/ 100 m) = 0.0023 hm
How many countries in the world do NOT use the metric system?
3
2 kg --> ? lbs
Hint 2.2lbs=1kg
4 lbs
How many hours are in 788 minutes?
(788 minutes/1) x (1 hr/ 60 min) = 13.1 hr
42.3 DL --> ? L
(42.3 DL/1) x (10 L/1 DL) = 423 L
45 mg --> ? dg
45 mg x (1 g/1000 mg) x (10 dg/1 g) = 0.45 dg
Name the 6 most common prefixes
Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Deci, Centi, Milli
how many meters tall is Micheal Jordan if he is 6.5 ft tall?
2.0 meters
How many seconds are in 4.5 hours?
(4.5 hours/1) x (60 min/1 hr) x (60 sec/1 min) = 16000 s
0.23 m --> ? km
(0.23 m/1) x (1 km/1000 m) = 0.00023 km
75.3 kL --> ? DL
(75.3 kL/1) x (1000 L/ 1 kL) x (1 daL/10 L) = 7,530 daL
What do all the smaller units have in common.
negative numbers in exponent
If Ms. Lennox finds a caterpillar that is 1 ft long, how many cm long is the caterpillar?
= 30 cm
How many days are in 2 centuries?
2 centuries x (100 yr/1 century) x (365 days/ 1 yr) = 70000 days
84 g --> ? dg
(84 g/1) x (10 dg/1 g) = 840 dg
6.6 cg --> ? Dg
(6.6 cg/1) x (1 g/100 cg) x (1 dag/ 10 g)= 0.0066 dag
when looking at the prefixes all the prefixes to the right have a capital letter because they are
greater than 1
if there are 3.78 liters in a gallon. How many kL are in 288 gallons ?
1.09 kL
How many days is 5,000,000 seconds?
(5,000,000 s/1) x (1 min/60 sec) x (1 hr/60 min) x (1 day/24 hr) = 57.87 days
=60 days