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Name, Date, Hr/Per_______________________________________________________________________________________

17. 55 mm = _________ m

26. 1.3 yrs = _________ hr

Metric Conversions & Dimensional Analysis

[1 yr = 365 days]

Although America tends to use the system which uses inches, feet, miles, etc – almost everyone else

in the world follows the “International System” – aka, the Metric System. The letters below

18. 88 km = _________ m

represent some of the units in the metric system. Feel free to use the blanks to fill in a word to help

you remember the placement of each unit. A common phrase for this is, “King Henry Died By

Drinking Chocolate Milk.”

31. 2.0 qts = _________ mL

19. 35 mL = _________ dL

[ 1qt = .946L ]

k________h________d________b________d________c________m________

kilo

hector

deca

[basic]

deci

centi

milli

[1,000]

[100]

[10]

[1]

[.1]

[.01]

[.001]

Ex: kilogram

hectogram decagram

gram

decigram

centimeter millimeter

20. 950 g= _________ kg

Ex: kg

dag

Basic Units: length = meter [ m ] ; volume = liter [ L ] ; mass = gram [ g ]

30. 170 lbs = _________ kg

Because the metric system is a “base ten” system – meaning, it’s based on the number 10, you can

use this small chart to help you easily do conversions.

21. 275 mm = _________ cm

6km = ??

6km = 6,000,000mm

Want a challenge? Complete these

Example: If I want to change a KILOmeter to a MILLImeter, I would move the decimal 6 places to

[optional] problems.

the right, because the “m” for milli- is six places to the right of the “k” for kilo.

23. 0.035 mg = _________ cg

Practice your conversions using the problems below – write your answer in the space

provided. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK. NO WORK, NO CREDIT.

27. 50 mi / hr = _________ m / sec

24. 5.5 kg = _________ lbs

[ 1mi = 1.61km ]

1. 3.68 kg = __________ g

6. 250 mL = __________ L

11. 2.75 km = ________cm

[ 1lb = .454 kg ]

2. 568 cm = _________ m

7. 600 g = __________ kg

12. 455 cg = __________g

25. 2.5 yds = _________ in

[ 3ft = 1yd ]

3. 8700 mL = __________ L

8. 8900 mm = ________ m

14. 3.5 hg = __________g

32. 2.6 g / L = _________ cg / mL

4. 25 mg = __________ g

9. 0.000004 m = _____ mm

15. 67 mm = ________m

22. 3 hrs = _________ sec

5. 0.101 cm = _______ mm

10. 0.250 kg = _______mg

16. 0.005 kg = _______cg

Metric Conversions & Dimensional Analysis - Fulton County Schools

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