Conversion

• Converting metric units of length

  Using prefixes to create other units of length based on a meter
• Millimeter


  The prefix milli means one one thousandth of a meter
• Centimeter


  The prefix centi means 1/100 of a meter
• Kilometer


  The prefix kilo means 1000
• Examples of lengths


  • Millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer
• Conversions


  1. 1 meter = 100 centimeters

  2. 1 meter = 1000 millimeters

  3. 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
• 3 meters equals 300 centimeters
• 10 meters equals 1000 centimeters
• 9 kilometers equals 9000 meters
• 400 centimeters equals 4 meters
• 50 millimeters equals 5 centimeters
• 8000 millimeters equals 8 meters