Metric Conversion

Practice
Problem #1
Convert 400 mL to Liters

400 mL 1 L
= .400 L
1 000 mL
= 0.4 L
= 4x10-1 L
Problem #2
Convert 10 meters to mm

10 m 1 000 mm
= 10 000 mm
1 m
= 1x104 mm
Problem #3
Convert 73 grams to kg

73 g 1 kg
= 0.073 kg
1 000 g
= 7.3x10-2 kg
Problem #4
Convert 0.02 kilometers to m

0.02 km 1 000 m
= 20 m
1 km
= 2x101 m
Problem #5
Convert 20 centimeters to m

20 cm 1 m
= 0.20 m
100 cm
= 2x10-1 m
Problem #6
Convert 450 milliliters to dL

450 mL 1 dL
= 4.5 dL
100 mL
Problem #7
Convert 10 kilograms to grams

10 kg 1 000 g
= 10 000 g
1 kg
= 1x104 g
Problem #8
Convert 935 mg to cg

935 mg 1 cg
= 93.5 cg
10 mg
= 9.35x101 cg
Problem #9
Convert 5.2 kg to mg

5.2 kg 1 000 000 mg

= mg
1 kg

= 5 200 000 mg

= 5.2x106 mg
Problem #10
Convert 175 mL to cm3

175 mL 1 cm3
= 175 cm3

1 mL

= 1.75x102 cm3