This topic revolves around practicing conversion of metric length measurements with decimals. The focus is on converting various metric lengths such as meters, centimeters, and kilometers to smaller or larger metric units such as millimeters, centimeters, or meters. These problems test the students' understanding and application of the metric conversion system by providing direct conversion tasks with multiple-choice answers for each question.

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Measurement Conversion - Metric Length Units (Common) with Decimals Worksheet

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Measurement Conversion - Metric Length Units (Common) with Decimals
1
Convert this value to decimeters
0.005 hm
a
5,000 dm
b
5 dm
c
0.5 dm
d
50 dm
e
0.005 dm
f
0.05 dm
2
Convert this value to millimeters
1 cm
a
0.1 mm
b
10 mm
c
10,000 mm
d
100 mm
e
1,000 mm
f
1 mm
3
Convert this value to decameters
0.4 hm
a
400 dam
b
4,000 dam
c
4 dam
d
0.4 dam
e
40 dam
f
0.04 dam
4
Convert this value to centimeters
0.6 dm
a
0.6 cm
b
0.06 cm
c
60 cm
d
6 cm
e
0.006 cm
f
600 cm
5
Convert this value to hectometers
8,000 dm
a
0.08 hm
b
8,000 hm
c
0.8 hm
d
800 hm
e
0.008 hm
f
8 hm
6
Convert this value to decameters
90 m
a
90 dam
b
9 dam
c
900 dam
d
0.09 dam
e
0.9 dam
f
0.009 dam
7
Convert this value to centimeters
0.01 m
a
0.01 cm
b
1 cm
c
1,000 cm
d
10 cm
e
0.001 cm
f
100 cm
8
Convert this value to decimeters
700 mm
a
700 dm
b
70 dm
c
1 dm
d
0.07 dm
e
7 dm
f
0.007 dm