DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE – EAST

MATHEMATICS
MEASUREMENT (HANDOUT)
NAME: _______________ CLASS: V SEC: _____ DATE: ___________
Conversion of metric measures
To convert from higher unit to lower unit
To convert from bigger to a smaller unit, multiply by 10 for every move to the right.

X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10

Bigger Unit Smaller Unit

kg hg dag g dg cg mg

Kilometre to other Kilogram to other smaller Kilolitre to other smaller

smaller units units units
1 km = 10 hm 1 kg = 10 hg 1 kl = 10 hl
1 hm = 10 dam 1 hg = 10 dag 1 hl = 10 dal
1 dam = 10 m 1 dag = 10 g 1 dal = 10 l
1m = 10 dm 1g = 10 dg 1l = 10 dl
1 dm = 10 cm 1 dg = 10 cg 1 dl = 10 cl
1 cm = 10 mm 1 cg = 10 mg 1 cl = 10 ml

To convert from lower unit to higher unit

To convert from smaller to a bigger unit, divide by 10 for every move to the left.

÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10

Bigger Smaller
Unit Unit
kg hg dag g dg cg mg

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 Millimetre to other units Milligram to other units Millilitre to other units
1 mm = 1 cm 1 mg = 1 cg 1 ml = 1 cl
10 10 10
1 cm = 1 dm 1 cg = 1 dg 1 cl = 1 dl
10 10 10
1 dm = 1 m 1 dg = 1 g 1 dl = 1 l
10 10 10
1 m = 1 dam 1 g = 1 dag 1 l = 1 dal
10 10 10
1 dam = 1 hm 1 dag = 1 hg 1 dal = 1 hl
10 10 10
1 hm = 1 km 1 hg = 1 kg 1 hl = 1 kl
10 10 10

TRY THIS

Nita, Trisha and Harsha went for a ride in the amusement park and there was a restriction that it
can carry only two people not exceeding 70 kg together.
Their weighs are as follows.
Nita : 33.5 kg
Trisha : 31.5 kg
Harsha : 37.75 kg
Decide which two cannot go on that ride together? _________________________

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