Convert and compare metric units

Key Notes :

➡️ 1 metre = 100 centimetres

➡️ 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres

Learn with an example

➡️ Convert:

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______ centimetres = 5 metres

Find out how many centimetres are in 5 metres.
Multiply:

5 × 100 = 500

There are 500 centimetres in 5 metres.

500 centimetres = 5 metres

➡️ Which is more, 8 centimetres or 78 millimetres?

  • 8 centimetres
  • 78 millimetres
  • neither; they are equal

Find out how many millimetres are in 8 centimetres.
Multiply:

8 × 10 = 80

There are 80 millimetres in 8 centimetres.
80 is more than 78.
8 centimetres is more than 78 millimetres.

➡️ Which is more, 50 millimetres or 5 centimetres?

  • 50 millimetres
  • 5 centimetres
  • neither; they are equal

Find out how many millimetres are in 5 centimetres.
Multiply:

5 × 10 = 50

There are 50 millimetres in 5 centimetres.

50 millimetres is equal to 5 centimetres.

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