Metric Conversion

Practice

Problem #1Convert 400 mL to Liters

400 mL= L

mLL

1 0001 .400

= 0.4 L= 4x10-1 L

Problem #2Convert 10 meters to mm

10 m= m

mmmm1

1 000 10 000

= 1x104 mm

Problem #3Convert 73 grams to kg

73 g= kg

gkg

1 0001 0.073

= 7.3x10-2 kg

Problem #4Convert 0.02 kilometers to m

0.02 km= m

kmm

11 000 20

= 2x101 m

Problem #5Convert 20 centimeters to m

20 cm= m

cmm

1001 0.20

= 2x10-1 m

Problem #6Convert 450 milliliters to dL

450 mL= dL

mLdL

1001 4.5

Problem #7Convert 10 kilograms to grams

10 kg = gkgg

11 000 10 000

= 1x104 g

Problem #8Convert 935 mg to cg

935 mg = cgmgcg

101 93.5

= 9.35x101 cg

Problem #9Convert 5.2 kg to mg

5.2 kg = mgkg

mg1

1 000 000

= 5 200 000 mg= 5.2x106 mg

Problem #10Convert 175 mL to cm3

175 mL = cm3

mLcm3

11 175

= 1.75x102 cm3