Metric ConversionsLesson 12-1

King Henry Doesn’t Usually Drink Chocolate Milk !

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

The first letters of the words stand for the prefixes. "Usually" in the middle stands for unit, which can be meters, liters or grams.

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Example #1

12.5 kilometers =_?_ millimeters

How many jumps is it from "kilo" to "milli"? Six, to the right.King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

So, I move the decimal point six places to the right, filling in the extra space with zeroes.

12.5

Answer 12.5 kilometers = 12.500000 millimeters

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

Example #2

325 millimeters =_?_ decimeters

How many jumps is it from “milli" to “deci"? Two, to the left.King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

So, I move the decimal point two places to the left.

Answer 325 millimeters = 3.25 decimeters

Try the next few on your own!

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

2 meters = _____ mm

Go to the next slide for the answer.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

Answer 2 meters = 2000 millimeters

From meters (unit) to milli is three jumps.So, I moved the decimal three places to theright.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

9.3 meters = _____ kilometers

Go to the next slide for the answer.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

9.3 meters = .0093 kilometers

From meters (unit) to kilo is 3 jumps to the left. So, I moved the decimal 3 places to the left.

Are you getting the hang of it? Let’s try 2 more.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

366 decimeters = _____ millimeters

Go to the next slide for the answer.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

366 decimeters = 36600 millimeters

From deci to milli is two jumps to the right.So, I moved the decimal two places to the right.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

58.7 kilometers = _____ meters

Go to the next slide for the answer.

King Henry Doesn't (Usually) Drink Chocolate Milk kilo hecto deka UNIT deci centi milli

58.7 kilometers = 58700 meters

From kilo to meters (unit) is three jumps to the right, so I moved the decimal three places to the right.

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