METRIC PRACTICE: LENGTHMiss Fogg

Fall 2015

What is the base unit of measurement for legnth?

•Meters

Which unit is the smallest?meterkilometermillimeter

•Kilometer > Meter > Millimeter

What is the abbreviation for…

•Kilometer = km

What is the abbreviation for…

•Meter = m

What is the abbreviation for…

•Millimeter = mm

How many meters make up a kilometer?

•1000•1000m = 1km

Convert 55 m to km

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

55m = 0.055km

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Convert 780 m to km

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

780m = 0.780km

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Convert 23,000 m to km

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

23,000m = 23km

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Convert 88 km to m

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

88km = 88,000m

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Convert 9 km to m

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

9km = 9,000m

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Convert 0.23 km to m

• km hm dam m dm cm mm

0.23km = 230m

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Convert: 6789m into kilometers

•6.789 km

Convert: 7m into kilometers

•0.007 km

Convert: 23m into kilometers

•0.023 km

Convert: 14km into meters

•14000m

Convert: 2.7km into meters

•2700m

Convert: 0.778km into meters

•778m