Metric Conversion Practice

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Metric Conversion Practice

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Problem #1

Convert 400 mL to Liters

400 mL

=

L

mL

L

1 000

1

.400

= 0.4 L

= 4x10-1 L

Slide 3

Problem #2

Convert 10 meters to mm

10 m

=

mm

m

mm

1

1 000

10 000

= 1x104 mm

Slide 4

Problem #3

Convert 73 grams to kg

73 g

=

kg

g

kg

1 000

1

0.073

= 7.3x10-2 kg

Slide 5

Problem #4

Convert 0.02 kilometers to m

0.02 km

=

m

km

m

1

1 000

20

= 2x101 m

Slide 6

Problem #5

Convert 20 centimeters to m

20 cm

=

m

cm

m

100

1

0.20

= 2x10-1 m

Slide 7

Problem #6

Convert 450 milliliters to dL

450 mL

=

dL

mL

dL

100

1

4.5

Slide 8

Problem #7

Convert 10 kilograms to grams

10 kg

=

g

kg

g

1

1 000

10 000

= 1x104 g

Slide 9

Problem #8

Convert 935 mg to cg

935 mg

=

cg

mg

cg

10

1

93.5

= 9.35x101 cg

Slide 10

Problem #9

Convert 5.2 kg to mg

5.2 kg

=

mg

kg

mg

1

1 000 000

= 5 200 000 mg

= 5.2x106 mg

Slide 11

Problem #10

Convert 175 mL to cm3

175 mL

=

cm3

mL

cm3

1

1

175

= 1.75x102 cm3