Questions and Answers
What is the problem that Pablo faces when buying wood for his bridge?
What are equivalent units?
How many centimeters are in 200 meters?
What is the rule to convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit?
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How many meters will 4,000 millimeters of lights cover?
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What is the equivalence between meters and millimeters?
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Why does Pablo need to convert the units?
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What is the name of the chart that helps us convert between metric units?
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What do we do to convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit?
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What type of measurements is the chart used for?
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Study Notes
Converting Units
- Converting units involves changing measurements from one unit to another (e.g., from centimeters to meters).
- Equivalent metric units refer to the relationships between different units of measurement (e.g., how many centimeters are in a meter).
Equivalent Metric Units
- Linear measurements: 1 meter = 100 centimeters, 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
- Mass measurements: 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams
- Capacity measurements: 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters, 1 centiliter = 10 milliliters
Converting Measurements
- To convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit, multiply.
- To convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit, divide.
- Example 1: Converting 200 meters to centimeters - 200 x 100 = 20,000 centimeters
- Example 2: Converting 4,000 millimeters to meters - 4,000 ÷ 1,000 = 4 meters
- Example 3: Converting 3,000 grams to kilograms - 3,000 ÷ 1,000 = 3 kilograms
- Example 4: Converting 24 centiliters to milliliters - 24 x 10 = 240 milliliters
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Help Pablo with his bridge building project by learning to convert units from centimeters to meters and understanding equivalent metric units.
