This math topic focuses on converting common metric length units using decimals from larger units to base units (meters). It provides practice in handling conversions between different metric units such as hectometers, decameters, kilometers, decimeters, and millimeters to meters or to each other. Each question presents a conversion problem, asking to convert specified measures to different metric units with various answer options that include common errors such as misplaced decimal points to enhance understanding of metric conversions.

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

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Measurement Conversion - Metric Length Units (Common) with Decimals - Large to Base
1
Convert this value to meters
64 km
a
6,400 m
b
6,400,000 m
c
64,000,000 m
d
64,000 m
e
640 m
f
64 m
2
Convert this value to hectometers
3,900 m
a
39 hm
b
39,000 hm
c
0.39 hm
d
3.9 hm
e
0.039 hm
f
390 hm
3
Convert this value to meters
58 hm
a
58,000 m
b
58 m
c
5.8 m
d
580 m
e
5,800,000 m
f
5,800 m
4
Convert this value to kilometers
73,000 m
a
7,300 km
b
73 km
c
0.73 km
d
73,000 km
e
730 km
f
7.3 km
5
Convert this value to hectometers
7,800 m
a
0.078 hm
b
78,000 hm
c
780 hm
d
7.8 hm
e
78 hm
f
7,800 hm
6
Convert this value to meters
70 mm
a
0.00007 m
b
0.0007 m
c
0.7 m
d
0.007 m
e
0.07 m
f
70 m
7
Convert this value to kilometers
67,000 m
a
0.067 km
b
67,000 km
c
67 km
d
0.67 km
e
6.7 km
f
670 km
8
Convert this value to meters
36 dm
a
3.6 m
b
3,600 m
c
0.0036 m
d
0.036 m
e
36 m
f
0.36 m