This math topic helps learners practice converting common metric length units involving decimals from smaller to larger units. It includes converting values expressed in decimeters (dm), millimeters (mm), centimeters (cm), and decameters (dam) into larger units such as kilometers (km), hectometers (hm), and decameters (dam). Each problem provides multiple choice answers, enhancing understanding of decimal placement and unit conversion within the metric system. This area of study is crucial for understanding measurements in scientific and everyday contexts.

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

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Math worksheet on 'Measurement Conversion - Metric Length Units (Common) with Decimals - Small to Large (Level 4)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Measurement - Unit Conversion (Very Large and Small) Practice - Metric' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/measurement_unit_conversion_large_and_small_practice_metric/
1
Convert this value to hectometers
8 mm
a
0.0008 hm
b
0.00008 hm
c
0.008 hm
d
0.0000008 hm
e
0.08 hm
f
0.00000008 hm
2
Convert this value to decameters
90 m
a
900 dam
b
9,000 dam
c
90 dam
d
0.009 dam
e
9 dam
f
0.09 dam
3
Convert this value to hectometers
7 mm
a
0.000007 hm
b
0.07 hm
c
0.0000007 hm
d
0.00007 hm
e
0.0007 hm
f
0.007 hm
4
Convert this value to kilometers
72 hm
a
0.0072 km
b
0.72 km
c
7,200 km
d
0.072 km
e
720 km
f
7.2 km
5
Convert this value to hectometers
71 dam
a
0.0071 hm
b
0.071 hm
c
7.1 hm
d
0.71 hm
e
710 hm
f
71 hm
6
Convert this value to kilometers
16 mm
a
0.00016 km
b
0.00000016 km
c
0.000000016 km
d
0.0016 km
e
0.0000016 km
f
0.000016 km
7
Convert this value to decameters
50 dm
a
500 dam
b
0.05 dam
c
50 dam
d
5 dam
e
0.5 dam
f
0.0005 dam
Measurement Conversion - Metric Length Units (Common) with Decimals - Small to Large (Level 4) - Mobius Math