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4.1 KNOWING METRIC UNITS

Notes:
Units of length

Units of mass

Units of capacity

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Exercises:
1. Choose the appropriate letter, A, B, C or D, for the correct method for each conversion.
a) m to cm
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
b) ml to l
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
c) kg to g
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
d) kg to t
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
e) km to cm
A × 1000
B ÷ 1000
C × 100000
D ÷ 100000
f) l to ml
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
g) g to kg
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 1000
D ÷ 1000
h) mm to cm
A × 100
B ÷ 100
C × 10
D ÷ 10

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2. Convert these lengths into the units shown.

a) 80 mm = _____________ cm
b) 12 cm = _____________ mm
c) 3 m = _____________ cm
d) 5000 m = _____________ km
e) 560 cm = _____________ m
f) 45 mm = _____________ cm
g) 4.3 km = _____________ m
h) 1.8 m = _____________ cm
i) 895 m = _____________ km
j) 75 mm = _____________ cm
k) 1.2 km = _____________ m
l) 120 cm = _____________ m

3. Convert these masses into the units shown.

a) 8000 kg = _____________ t
b) 2 kg = _____________ g
c) 3.4 t = _____________ kg
d) 5400 g = _____________ kg
e) 0.8 kg = _____________ t
f) 425 g = _____________ kg
g) 2000 kg = _____________ t
h) 3.2 kg = _____________ g
i) 0.25 t = _____________ kg

4. Convert these capacities into the units shown.

a) 9000 ml = _____________ l
b) 4 l = _____________ ml
c) 5.2 l = _____________ ml
d) 3200 ml = _____________ l
e) 0.5 l = _____________ ml
f) 680 ml = _____________ l
g) 8000 ml = _____________ l
h) 4.2 l = _____________ ml
i) 650 ml = _____________ l

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5. a) Complete these conversions. All the answers are in the box.

43 kg 32 cm 670
g × ÷ 10 1000

i) 4.3 t × _____________ = 4300 kg

ii) 8.5 _____________ × 10 = 85 mm
iii) 67 mm _____________ 10 = 6.7 cm
iv) 0.43 m × 100 = _____________ cm
v) _____________ ml ÷ 1000 = 0.67 l
vi) 850 _____________ ÷ 1000 = 0.85 _____________

b) There are three answers in the box that haven’t been used. Write your own conversion that
includes these three answers.

6. Write the decimal measurements in each set in order of size, starting with the smallest.
a) 35 cm, 0.38 m, 270 mm

b) 4.2 l, 795 ml, 0.8 l

c) 0.125 kg, 0.08 kg, 95 g

d) 6250 m, 6.2 km, 6.05 km

e) 325 m, 850 cm, 0.2 km

f) 3.6 l, 880 ml, 0.7 l

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7. This is part of Laila’s homework.

Question: Convert 2.3 m into mm.

Solution: 2.3 × 1000 = 2300 mm

Is Laila correct? Explain your answer.

8. Raju has four bottles. The bottles hold 650 ml, 0.38 l, 5020 ml and 0.045 l. Raju wants to use the
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bottle that holds closest to litre. Which bottle should he use? Show your working.
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9. This is part of Maria’s homework.

Question: Convert 5650 mm into metres.

Solution: 5650 ÷ 1000 = 5.65 m

Is Maria correct? Explain your answer.

10.
I am thinking of a length. My length is a whole number of
. centimetres. It is smaller than 0.328 m but larger than 315 mm.

What length is Sasha thinking of?

11. Tiago has a 0.3 l bottle of medicine. He is told to take two 5 ml spoonful of medicine three times
a day. How many days will the medicine last? Show your working.

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4.2 CHOOSING SUITABLE UNITS

Exercises:
1. Which metric units would you use to measure the following?
a) the length of a football pitch

b) the mass of an apple

c) the mass of an adult elephant

d) the capacity of a mug

e) the width of a pencil

f) the mass of a person

g) the length of a book

h) the capacity of the petrol tank of a car

i) the length of a classroom

j) the length of an eyelash

k) the mass of a ship

l) the capacity of a breakfast cereal bowl

m) the mass of an adult person

n) the width of a book

o) the capacity of a glass of orange juice

p) the height of a person

q) the length of a field

r) the mass of a leather

s) the length of a ruler

t) the length of a laptop

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2. Which measurement, A, B or C, do you think is most likely to be the correct one for each object?
a) the width of a computer screen
A 32 mm
B 32 cm
C 32 m
b) the mass of a banana
A 20 g
B 2 kg
C 200 g
c) the capacity of a bucket
A5l
B 50 l
C 50 ml
d) the height of a bus
A 300 mm
B 30 m
C3m
e) the capacity of a teaspoon
A 500 ml
B5l
C 5 ml
f) the mass of a horse
A 600 kg
B6t
C 60 kg
g) the height of an adult person
A 175 cm
B 175 m
C 175 mm
h) the width of a book
A 5 mm
B 5 cm
C 5 km
i) the length of a badminton court
A 10 km
B 10 m
C 10 cm
j) the capacity of a bottle of mineral water
A 500 ml
B 500 l
C 5000 l
k) the mass of an eraser
A 10 kg
B 10 t
C 10 g

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3. Marissa has a brother who is 8 years old. She estimates his weight to be 65 kg. Is this estimate
sensible?

4. Damia’s English teacher is really tall. She estimates his height to be 2.7 m. Is this estimate sensible?
Give a reason for your answer.

5. Julia has a new pencil. She estimates that the length of the pencil is 16 cm. Is this estimate sensible?
Give a reason for your answer.

6. Jamar has these cards.

80 mass of a full suitcase m 10 1 18

capacity of a can of cola cm 330 g length of a house

length of a toothbrush kg mass of a mobile phone 25

capacity of a bath tub ml 125

Sort the cards into their correct groups.

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4.3 READING SCALES

Notes:
When you read a scale you need to work out what each division on the scale represents.

On this scale there are four divisions between 0 and 100 g.

Each division represents 100 ÷ 4 = 25 g, so the arrow is pointing at 125 g.

Exercises:
1. Write down the value shown on each of these scales.

a)

b)

c)

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d)

e)

f)

g)

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h)

i)

j)

k)

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l)

m)

n)

o)

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p)

q)

r)

2. Anil says that this scale shows a mass of 6.2 kg. Is Anil correct? Explain your answer.

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3. Mirai has two measuring jugs, A and B.

She pours water into the measuring jugs to the levels shown. How much water does she need to
add to measuring jug A so that there is the same amount of water in both jugs?

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