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The table summarises how you can convert smaller units to larger units of
measure, and larger units to smaller units of measure.

Length Mass Capacity

Kilometre Kilogram Kilolitre
converting 10 converting
bigger units Hectometre Hectogram Hectolitre smaller units
to smaller to bigger
Decametre Decagram Decalitre
units in units
metre gram litre

decimetre decigram decilitre

centimetre centigram centilitre
millimetre milligram millilitre

A shop is 4.6 km from Anna's house. What is the distance from Anna's house to
the shop, in metres?

Since 1 km = 1000 m, multiply by 1000 to convert kilometres to metres.
4.6 km X 1000 = 4600 m

Investigate!

o Spotlight
To convert length from:
a) m —cm you x by 100
Have some fun and sing
cm - - m you by 100
along with this metric
b) m — mm you by system conversion song!
■*- m you by
mm
c) m — km you by
km - ► m you by i
d) cm - - km you by
km - cm you by

e) mm - km you by
km - mm you by
© To convert capacity from:
a) i—ml you by
b) ml —> i you by
O To convert mass from:

a) g —*- kg you by
b) kg —*- g you by
O There are 1000 kg in a tonne (t). Convert from
a) t —kg you by
b) kg —t you by