Conversion of Units of Measure for Length - Cycle 2

You need to know the equivalencies between the units of measure for length before learning to make conversions.

To see these equivalences, you can read the concept sheet Units of Measure for Length.

Follow these steps to convert a length measurement to a smaller unit:

1. I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
2. In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position.
3. I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
4. I find the column of the new unit of measure.
5. If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column.
6. I put a 0 in each empty column up to the column of the new unit of measure.

Convert 32 dm into mm.

I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position. In the number 32, the digit in the ones position is 2.
I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
I find the column of the new unit of measure.
If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column.	Since there is no decimal point, I'll skip to the next step.
I put a 0 in each empty column up to the column of the new unit of measure.

32 dm is equivalent to 3200 mm.

Convert 9.5 m into cm.

I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position. In the number 9.5, the digit in the ones position is 9.
I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
I find the column of the new unit of measure.
If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column.
I put a 0 in each empty column up to the column of the new unit of measure.

9.5 m is equivalent to 950 cm.

You need to know the equivalencies between units of measure for length before learning to make conversions.

To see these equivalences, you can read the concept sheet Measurement Units for Length.

I follow these steps to convert a length measurement to a larger unit:

1. I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
2. In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position.
3. I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
4. I find the column of the new unit of measure.
5. If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column.
6. I put a 0 if there is no number in the new unit column or in any of the empty columns to the right of the decimal point.

Convert 189 mm into m.

I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position. In the number 189, the digit in the ones position is 9.
I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
I find the column of the new unit of measure.
If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column. Since there is no decimal point in the number 189, I will add one.
I put a 0 if there is no number in the new unit column or in any of the empty columns to the right of the decimal point.

189 mm is equivalent to 0.189 m.

Convert 28.7 cm into dm.

I find the column with the unit of measure of the starting number.
In this column, I write the digit that is in the ones position. In the number 28.7, the digit in the ones position is 8.
I write the remaining digits, one per column, of the number.
I find the column of the new unit of measure.
If there is a decimal point, I move it to the right of this column.
I put a 0 if there is no number in the new unit column or in any of the empty columns to the right of the decimal point. Since there is a number in the new unit column and in the columns to the right of the decimal point, I don't have to do this step.

28.7 cm is equivalent to 2.87 dm.

You need to know the equivalencies between units of measure for length before learning to make conversions.

To see these equivalences, you can read the concept sheet Units of Measure for Length.

Follow these steps to convert a unit of measure for length to a smaller unit:

1. Identify the starting unit of measure of the number.
2. Determine the new unit of measure.
3. Multiply the measurement by 10 for each smaller unit of measure until the new unit of measure is reached.

Convert 0.2 m into mm.

Identify the starting unit of measure of the number. The starting unit of measure is metres.	0,2 m
Determine the new unit of measure. The new measurement unit is millimetres.	0,2 m = ? mm
Multiply the measurement by 10 for each smaller unit of measure until the new unit of measure is reached. To convert a measurement from metres to millimetres, I multiply the measurement by 10, 3 times. 0,2 m × 10 = 2 dm 2 dm × 10 = 20 cm 20 cm × 10 = 200 mm To save some time, I can also multiply it by 1000. 0,2 m x 1 000 = 200 mm

0.2 m is equivalent to 200 mm.

You need to know the equivalencies between units of measure for length before learning to make conversions.

To see these equivalences, you can read the concept sheet Units of Measure for Length.

I follow these steps to convert a length measurement to a larger unit:

1. Identify the starting unit of measure of the number.
2. Determine the new unit of measure.
3. Divide the measurement by 10 for each larger unit of measure until the new unit of measure is reached.

Convert 66 cm into m.

66 cm is equivalent to 0.66 m.