Metric measuring units worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve each problem step by step using the metric system conversions:

Key Conversions:

- 1 cm = 10 mm
- 1 m = 100 cm
- 1 m = 1000 mm

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1 a. 465 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

Divide 465 by 10:
465 ÷ 10 = 46 remainder 5
So, 46 cm 5 mm

✔ Answer: 46 cm 5 mm

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1 b. 773 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

773 ÷ 10 = 77 remainder 3
So, 77 cm 3 mm

✔ Answer: 77 cm 3 mm

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2 a. 594 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

594 ÷ 10 = 59 remainder 4
So, 59 cm 4 mm

✔ Answer: 59 cm 4 mm

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2 b. 29 cm 1 mm = ____ mm

Convert cm to mm: 29 cm = 29 × 10 = 290 mm
Add 1 mm: 290 + 1 = 291 mm

✔ Answer: 291 mm

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3 a. 8 cm 9 mm = ____ mm

8 cm = 8 × 10 = 80 mm
Add 9 mm: 80 + 9 = 89 mm

✔ Answer: 89 mm

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3 b. 133 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

133 ÷ 10 = 13 remainder 3
So, 13 cm 3 mm

✔ Answer: 13 cm 3 mm

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4 a. 173 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

173 ÷ 10 = 17 remainder 3
So, 17 cm 3 mm

✔ Answer: 17 cm 3 mm

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4 b. 89 cm 2 mm = ____ mm

89 cm = 89 × 10 = 890 mm
Add 2 mm: 890 + 2 = 892 mm

✔ Answer: 892 mm

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5 a. 34 cm 6 mm = ____ mm

34 cm = 34 × 10 = 340 mm
Add 6 mm: 340 + 6 = 346 mm

✔ Answer: 346 mm

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5 b. 256 cm = ___ m ___ cm

256 ÷ 100 = 2 remainder 56
So, 2 m 56 cm

✔ Answer: 2 m 56 cm

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6 a. 850 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

850 ÷ 10 = 85 remainder 0
So, 85 cm 0 mm

✔ Answer: 85 cm 0 mm

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6 b. 7 m 62 cm = ____ cm

7 m = 7 × 100 = 700 cm
Add 62 cm: 700 + 62 = 762 cm

✔ Answer: 762 cm

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7 a. 9 m 18 cm = ____ cm

9 m = 9 × 100 = 900 cm
Add 18 cm: 900 + 18 = 918 cm

✔ Answer: 918 cm

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7 b. 56 cm 6 mm = ____ mm

56 cm = 56 × 10 = 560 mm
Add 6 mm: 560 + 6 = 566 mm

✔ Answer: 566 mm

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8 a. 706 cm = ___ m ___ cm

706 ÷ 100 = 7 remainder 6
So, 7 m 6 cm

✔ Answer: 7 m 6 cm

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8 b. 473 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

473 ÷ 10 = 47 remainder 3
So, 47 cm 3 mm

✔ Answer: 47 cm 3 mm

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9 a. 306 mm = ___ cm ___ mm

306 ÷ 10 = 30 remainder 6
So, 30 cm 6 mm

✔ Answer: 30 cm 6 mm

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9 b. 386 cm = ___ m ___ cm

386 ÷ 100 = 3 remainder 86
So, 3 m 86 cm

✔ Answer: 3 m 86 cm

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10 a. 2 m 33 cm = ____ cm

2 m = 2 × 100 = 200 cm
Add 33 cm: 200 + 33 = 233 cm

✔ Answer: 233 cm

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10 b. 65 cm 5 mm = ____ mm

65 cm = 65 × 10 = 650 mm
Add 5 mm: 650 + 5 = 655 mm

✔ Answer: 655 mm

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✔ Final Answers:

| Problem | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1a | 46 cm 5 mm |
| 1b | 77 cm 3 mm |
| 2a | 59 cm 4 mm |
| 2b | 291 mm |
| 3a | 89 mm |
| 3b | 13 cm 3 mm |
| 4a | 17 cm 3 mm |
| 4b | 892 mm |
| 5a | 346 mm |
| 5b | 2 m 56 cm |
| 6a | 85 cm 0 mm |
| 6b | 762 cm |
| 7a | 918 cm |
| 7b | 566 mm |
| 8a | 7 m 6 cm |
| 8b | 47 cm 3 mm |
| 9a | 30 cm 6 mm |
| 9b | 3 m 86 cm |
| 10a | 233 cm |
| 10b | 655 mm |

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