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Metric units word problems

Year 4 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Multiply: by 1,000 for km to m, kg to g and L to mL, and by 100 for m to cm.

  1. A bag of flour has a mass of 6 kg. How many grams is that?
  2. A jug holds 0.7 L. How many millilitres is that?
  3. A charity fun run route is 8.7 km. How many metres is that?
  4. A bookshelf is 0.9 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  5. A jug holds 2.7 L. How many millilitres is that?
  6. A bag of flour has a mass of 5.6 kg. How many grams is that?
  7. A charity fun run route is 2.6 km. How many metres is that?
  8. A bag of flour has a mass of 2.9 kg. How many grams is that?
  9. A jug holds 0.6 L. How many millilitres is that?
  10. A bookshelf is 1.5 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  11. A jug holds 3.3 L. How many millilitres is that?
  12. A bookshelf is 2 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  13. A jug holds 2.9 L. How many millilitres is that?
  14. A jug holds 4 L. How many millilitres is that?
  15. A charity fun run route is 10 km. How many metres is that?
  16. A canoe is 4.1 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  17. A bookshelf is 1.7 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  18. A bookshelf is 1.4 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  19. A canoe is 5.3 m long. How many centimetres long is it?
  20. A charity fun run route is 2.5 km. How many metres is that?
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Answer key: Metric units word problems

  1. 6,000 g
  2. 700 mL
  3. 8,700 m
  4. 90 cm
  5. 2,700 mL
  6. 5,600 g
  7. 2,600 m
  8. 2,900 g
  9. 600 mL
  10. 150 cm
  11. 3,300 mL
  12. 200 cm
  13. 2,900 mL
  14. 4,000 mL
  15. 10,000 m
  16. 410 cm
  17. 170 cm
  18. 140 cm
  19. 530 cm
  20. 2,500 m