Metric conversion problems
Metric conversion problems
Metric conversion problems
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<strong>Metric</strong> Conversion<br />
Practice<br />
Unit #1 <br />
Topic 1.03b <br />
<strong>Metric</strong> Conversions
Problem #1 <br />
Convert 400 mL to Liters<br />
400 mL<br />
1<br />
1 000<br />
L<br />
mL<br />
= .400 L<br />
= 0.4 L<br />
= 4x10 -1 L
Problem #2 <br />
Convert 10 meters to mm<br />
10 m<br />
1 000<br />
1<br />
mm<br />
m<br />
= 10 000 mm<br />
= 1x10 4 mm
Problem #3 <br />
Convert 73 grams to kg<br />
73 g<br />
1<br />
1 000<br />
kg<br />
g<br />
= 0.073 kg<br />
= 7.3x10 -2 kg
Problem #4 <br />
Convert 0.02 kilometers to m<br />
0.02 km<br />
1 000<br />
1<br />
m<br />
km<br />
= 20 m<br />
= 2x10 1 m
Problem #5 <br />
Convert 20 centimeters to m<br />
20 cm<br />
1<br />
100<br />
m<br />
cm<br />
= 0.20 m<br />
= .2 m<br />
= 2x10 -1 m
Problem #6 <br />
Convert 450 milliliters to dL<br />
450 mL<br />
1<br />
100<br />
dL<br />
mL<br />
= 4.5 dL
Problem #7 <br />
Convert 10 kilograms to grams<br />
10 kg<br />
1 000<br />
1<br />
g<br />
kg<br />
= 10 000 g<br />
= 1x10 4 g
Problem #8 <br />
Convert 935 mg to cg<br />
935 mg<br />
1<br />
10<br />
cg<br />
mg<br />
= 93.5 cg<br />
= 9.35x10 1 cg
Problem #9 <br />
Convert 5.2 kg to mg<br />
5.2 kg<br />
1 000<br />
g<br />
1 000<br />
mg<br />
x<br />
x<br />
= mg<br />
1 <br />
1<br />
kg<br />
1 g<br />
= 5 200 000 mg<br />
= 5.2x10 6 mg
Problem #10 <br />
Convert 175 mL to cm 3<br />
175 mL<br />
x<br />
1<br />
cm 3<br />
= 175 cm 3<br />
1 <br />
1<br />
mL<br />
= 1.75x10 2 cm 3