Conversion
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To convert upper scale
into lower scale the number should be multiplied.
To convert lower scale
into upper scale the number should be divided.
100 centimeter = 1 meter
½ meter = 50 centimeter
¼ meter = 25 centimeter
¾ meter = 75 centimeter
1000 meter = 1 kilometer
Activity
Measure the things using a
tape or a scale.
Examples 1
Convert into millimeter
(i) 70 cm
70 cm = 70 × 10 mm 1
cm = 10 mm
=700 mm
(ii) 65 cm 6 mm = (65 × 10) + 6 mm
=
650 + 6
=
656 mm
(iii) 7 m
7
m = (7×1000) mm 1 m = 1000 mm
= 7000 mm
Note:
1. To convert meter into
millimeter multiply the given meters by 1000.
2. To convert centimeter into millimeter multiply the given centimeter by10.
Try this
Convert into millimeters
1. 90 cm = 900 mm
2. 5 cm 8 mm = 58 mm
3. 5 m 9 mm = 5009 mm
Examples 2
Convert into centimeters
(i) 5 m
5
m = (5 × 100) cm
=
500 cm
(ii) 7 m 40 cm
7
m 40 cm = (7 × 100) + 40 cm
=
700 + 40
=
740 cm
(iii) 110 mm
110 mm = 110 ÷ 10 cm
=
11 cm
Note: To convert meter into centimeter multiply the given meters by
100
Try this
Convert into centimeters
1. 8m =
800 cm
2. 6m 4cm =
604 cm
3. 80mm = 8 cm
Examples 3
Convert into meter
(i) 7 km 50 m
1 km = 1000 m
7
km 50 m = (7 × 1000) + 50 m
=
7000 + 50
=
7050 m
(ii) 850 cm
850 cm = 850 ÷ 100 m
=
8 m 50 cm
(iii) 2005 mm
2005 mm = 2005 ÷ 1000 m
= 2 m 5 mm
Note:
1. To convert kilometer into
meter multiply the given kilometer by 1000.
2. To convert millimeter into
meter given divide the given millimeter by 1000.
Try this
Convert into meter
1. 8 km 400 m =
8400 m
2. 900 cm =
9 m
3. 3500 mm =
3 m 500
mm
Examples 4
Convert into kilometer
(i) 9000 m
1000 m = 1 km
9000 m = 9000 ÷ 1000 m
=
9 km
(ii) 2300 m
2300 m = 2300 ÷ 1000 m
= 2 km 300 m
Note: To convert meters into
kilometers divide the given meters 1000.
Try this: Convert into kilometer
1. 5430m = 5 km 430 m
2. 7500m =
7 km 500
m
3. 8000m =
8 km
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