Grade 4 Measurement: Metric Units
Convert metric units
What You'll Learn
- Convert meters
- Convert grams
- Convert liters
📖Metric
1 m = 100 cm, 1 km = 1,000 m, 1 kg = 1,000 g, 1 L = 1,000 mL. Multiply to change a bigger unit into a smaller one!
Worked examples
Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.
Example 1
1 meter 70 centimeters = ___ centimeters
- Change the meters first. 1 meter = 100 centimeters.
- Add the extra 70 centimeters: 100 + 70 = 170.
- 1 meter 70 centimeters = 170 centimeters.
Answer: 170
Example 2
4 meters = ___ centimeters
- 1 meter = 100 centimeters.
- To change meters to centimeters, multiply by 100: 4 × 100 = 400.
- 4 meters = 400 centimeters.
Answer: 400
Example 3
2 centimeters 4 millimeters = ___ millimeters
- Change the centimeters first. 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters, so 2 centimeters = 2 × 10 = 20 millimeters.
- Add the extra 4 millimeters: 20 + 4 = 24.
- 2 centimeters 4 millimeters = 24 millimeters.
Answer: 24