EXAMPLES:
Using the chart above, convert the following:
1.4 km = _____ m
Answer: 1400 m
Because we moved 3 steps down from km to m, we moved the decimal point
3 spaces to the right.
285 mm = _____ m
Answer: 0.285 m
Because we moved 3 steps up from mm to m, we moved the decimal point 3
spaces to the left.
0.03 km = _____cm
Answer: 3000 cm
Because we moved 5 steps down from km to cm, we moved the decimal
point 5 spaces to the right.
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