Metric conversion problems

Metric Conversion
Practice
Unit #1
Topic 1.03b
Metric Conversions

Problem #1
Convert 400 mL to Liters
400 mL
1
1 000
L
mL
= .400 L
= 0.4 L
= 4x10 -1 L

Problem #2
Convert 10 meters to mm
10 m
1 000
1
mm
m
= 10 000 mm
= 1x10 4 mm

Problem #3
Convert 73 grams to kg
73 g
1
1 000
kg
g
= 0.073 kg
= 7.3x10 -2 kg

Problem #4
Convert 0.02 kilometers to m
0.02 km
1 000
1
m
km
= 20 m
= 2x10 1 m

Problem #5
Convert 20 centimeters to m
20 cm
1
100
m
cm
= 0.20 m
= .2 m
= 2x10 -1 m

Problem #6
Convert 450 milliliters to dL
450 mL
1
100
dL
mL
= 4.5 dL

Problem #7
Convert 10 kilograms to grams
10 kg
1 000
1
g
kg
= 10 000 g
= 1x10 4 g

Problem #8
Convert 935 mg to cg
935 mg
1
10
cg
mg
= 93.5 cg
= 9.35x10 1 cg

Problem #9
Convert 5.2 kg to mg
5.2 kg
1 000
g
1 000
mg
x
x
= mg
1
1
kg
1 g
= 5 200 000 mg
= 5.2x10 6 mg

Problem #10
Convert 175 mL to cm 3
175 mL
x
1
cm 3
= 175 cm 3
1
1
mL
= 1.75x10 2 cm 3