Example 3: Convert 7 kilolitres into

a. hectolitres. b. litres. c. millilitres.

a. 7 k = 7 × 10 h = 70 h b. 7 k = 7 × 10 × 10 × 10 = 7,000

c. 7 k = 7 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 m = 70,00,000 m

Fill in the blanks.

a. 5,623 m = dm = cm = mm

b. 8.65 km = dam = m = cm

Convert 45,006 kg to the following units. Write the answers in your notebook.

a. decagrams b. grams c. centigrams d. milligram

Convert 7.8625 kilolitres to the following units. Write the answers in your notebook.

a. litres b. decalitres c. hectolitres d. millilitres

A basket of oranges weighs 2.6 kg. How much is that in grams?

A bucket can hold 15 litres of water. How many millilitres is that?

Smaller units into larger units

To convert a smaller unit into a larger unit, we move towards the right. So, at each step, we divide by 10.

Example 4: Convert 5 millimetres into

a. centimetre s. b. decimetres. c. metres.

a. 5 mm = cm = 0.5 cm

b. 5 mm = dm = dm = 0.05 dm

c. 5 mm = m = m = 0.005 m

Example 5: Convert 7 grams into

a. decagrams. b. hectograms. c. kilograms.

a. 7 g = dag = 0.7 dag

b. 7 g = hg = hg = 0.07 hg

c. 7 g = kg = kg = 0.007 kg