Conversions Chapter 1

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ConversionsChapter 1
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Conversions

• You need to learn how to convert between
  different units
• 1cm mm
• 1 m cm
• 1cm km
• HOW TO DO IT???

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Prefix Chart
prefix symbol size
kilo k 1000
hecto h 100
deka da 10
base unit  liter-l 1
deci d 0.1 or 1/10
centi c 0.01 or 1/100
milli m 0.001 or 1/1000
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Problems

• 1.  3 meters _____ centimeters
• 2.  40 liters _____ dekaliters
• 3. 600 milligrams _____ grams
• 4.  5 kilometers ______ hectometers
• 5.  70 centimeters _______ meters
• 6.  900 deciliters ______ dekaliters
• 7.  John's pet python  measured 600 centimeters
  long. How many meters long was the snake?
• 8. Faith weighed 5 kilograms at birth. How many
  grams did she weigh?
• 9. Jessica drank 4 liters of tea today. How many
  deciliters did she drink?

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Other Problems

• How many liters are there in 500 milliliters?
• How many centiliters in 500 milliliters?
• What is the volume of a cube with a height and
  width of 1 cm and a length of 2 cm? Record your
  answer in milliliter.
• How many milliliters are in 10L?

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Do self-checks

• Page 20 and page 22

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Self-check page 20

1. 3L _____mL
2. 5.5L ______mL
3. 3,000cm3 ______L
4. 3,700cm3 _______ L
5. 0.72L _______mL
6. 350mL _______cm3

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Self-check page 22

1. 6g ______mg
2. 80,000g ______kg
3. 90g ______ cg
4. 3,000cg _______ mg
5. 25,300mg _______kg
6. 10g ______mg