| a4 Name > Convert Units of Length Date A meter is the basic unit of metric length. This chart shows the relationship between meters and other metric units of length Metric Units of Length 1 dekameter (dam) = 10 meters ‘1 hectometer (hm) = 100 meters 1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters 1 meter = 10 decimeters (dm) ‘1 meter = 100 centimeters (em) 1 meter = ,000 millimeters (mm) ‘meter = 0.1 dekameter 1 meter = 0.01 hectometer ‘meter = 0.001 kilometer 0.1 meter = 1 decimeter 0.01 meter = 1 centimeter 0.001 meter = 1 millimeter Example | Convert to a Smaller Unit 2km=——_m Multiply because we will need more of the smaller units. Convert kilometers to meters. Multiply by 1,000 because 1,000 m = 1 km. 2km = 2,000 m (2 x 1,000 = 2,000) Example 2 Convert to a Larger Unit. 50 cm =m. Divide because we will need fewer of the larger units Convert centimeters to meters. Divide by 100 because 100 cm = 1 m. 50cm=_0.5 m (50+ 100 =0.5) Complete. 4.15m= mm 3. 2,040 mm = —__ 5.877 cm=—___m 7.239m=—__ am 9. 4,850 mm =___m 11.8.6 km =____m UNIT 8 LESSON 1 2.0.36 km= em 4.92m= em 6.31mm=—__m 8. 450m=_____ km 10. 57m=____ km 12. 41cm=_____m Convert Metric Units of Length 237a4 Name Date > Solving Problems with Hidden Information 13, Jenny knitted a scarf that was 2.6 meters long. She made an identical scarf every month for 2 years. How many centimeters of scarf had she knitted all together by the end of 2 years? a. How many meters of scarf did Jenny knit in 1 month? b. For how many months did Jenny knit? . How many scarves did she knit during that time? d. How many meters is that? e. How many centimeters of scarf did Jenny knit in 2 years? Solve. Check that your answer is reasonable. Show your work. 14, Natasha ran 3.1 kilometers. Tonya ran 4 meters more than half as far as Natasha. How many meters did Tonya run? 15, A European swallow flies about 11 meters in 1 second. How many kilometers could it fly in 15 minutes? 16, Allie needs 65 centimeters of fabric for the pillow she is making. The fabric costs $4.20 for a meter and the stuffing for the pillow costs 79¢. How much will it cost her to make the pillow? 17. Leon is building a square picture frame. The side of the frame is 345 millimeters long. If a meter of wood costs $7, how much will the wood he needs cost? 238 UNITS LESSON 1 Convert Metric Units of Lengtha4 Name Date > Solving Problems with Hidden Information (continued) Solve. Estimate to check if your answer is reasonable. Show your work. 18. Pascal wants to ride his bike to and from school 3 days a week. His house is 2.58 kilometers from his school. How many meters will he ride in 7 weeks? 19. If Sabrina’s hair grows 1.1 centimeters every month, how many meters could her hair grow over 5 years? > What's the Error? Dear Math Students, Iwant to build a fence around my rectangular garden. My garden is 675 centimeters long ‘and 225 centimeters wide. The fencing costs $3 for every meter of fencing. This is how I found the cost of the fencing. Am Icorrect? 6.75m £225m — $3x9=$27 9.00 m Your friend, Puzzled Penguin 20. Write a response to Puzzled Penguin. UNIT 8 LESSON 1 Convert Metric Units of Length 239