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Math Grade 6-8

Metric Prefixes from Kilo Down to Milli Practice

Convert measurements using kilo, hecto, deka, base units, deci, centi, and milli

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Practice converting metric measurements from kilo down to milli using powers of ten and decimal movement.

Read each problem carefully. Convert each measurement to the requested unit. Show your work in the space provided.

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Convert measurements using kilo, hecto, deka, base units, deci, centi, and milli

Math - Grade 6-8

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Convert each measurement to the requested unit. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1

    Complete the metric prefix order from largest to smallest: kilo, hecto, deka, base unit, deci, centi, milli. Then write how many times larger each step is than the next smaller unit.

  2. 2

    Convert 4.2 kilometers to meters.

  3. 3

    Convert 650 centimeters to meters.

  4. 4

    Convert 0.75 liters to milliliters.

  5. 5

    Convert 32 decimeters to meters.

  6. 6

    Convert 5,600 milligrams to grams.

  7. 7

    Convert 8.4 hectometers to meters.

  8. 8

    Convert 0.06 dekaliters to liters.

  9. 9

    A trail is 2.5 kilometers long. How many centimeters long is the trail?

  10. 10

    A bottle holds 350 milliliters of water. How many liters does it hold?

  11. 11

    Which is greater: 3.4 meters or 340 millimeters? Explain your answer.

  12. 12

    Fill in the missing number: 12.8 grams = _____ centigrams. Explain how you converted.

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