Let's solve each of these metric unit conversion problems step by step. We'll use the standard metric conversions:
- 1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
- 1 meter (m) = 1000 millimeters (mm)
- 1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)
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1. Convert 17 m to cm
We know:
1 m = 100 cm
So, 17 m = 17 × 100 =
1700 cm
✔ Answer: B) 1700 cm
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2. Convert 300 meters to centimeters
1 m = 100 cm
300 m = 300 × 100 =
30,000 cm
✔ Answer: C) 30000 cm
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3. Convert 8 km to m
1 km = 1000 m
8 km = 8 × 1000 =
8000 m
✔ Answer: D) 8000 m
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4. Convert 5 cm to mm
1 cm = 10 mm
5 cm = 5 × 10 =
50 mm
✔ Answer: D) 50 mm
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5. 1.85 m = ___ mm
1 m = 1000 mm
1.85 m = 1.85 × 1000 =
1850 mm
✔ Answer: D) 1850
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6. 5.82 m = ___ mm
1 m = 1000 mm
5.82 m = 5.82 × 1000 =
5820 mm
✔ Answer: D) 5820
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7. 10 m = ____ mm
1 m = 1000 mm
10 m = 10 × 1000 =
10,000 mm
✔ Answer: 10,000 mm (Note: This question doesn’t have options listed, but the answer is
10,000 mm.)
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
B
2.
C
3.
D
4.
D
5.
D
6.
D
7.
10,000 mm
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