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Year 6 Maths — Changing between units of measure

Change a measurement from a larger unit to a smaller one and back again, and add measurements written in mixed units.

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  1. 1.A parcel has a mass of 3 kg and 400 g. What is its mass in g altogether? Give just the number.

  2. 2.A rope 5 metres long is cut into pieces each 50 centimetres long. How many pieces are there? Give just the number.

  3. 3.There are 1,000 g in 1 kg. How many g are there in 2 kg? Give just the number.

  4. 4.Which unit would you choose to measure the length of a pencil?

    • a) metres
    • b) centimetres
    • c) kilograms
    • d) kilometres

  5. 5.There are 1,000 metres in 1 kilometres. How many metres are there in 3 kilometres? Give just the number.

  6. 6.A ribbon is 2 metres and 35 centimetres long. How long is it in centimetres altogether? Give just the number.

  7. 7.Which of these is the same length as 250 centimetres?

    • a) 2 metres and 5 centimetres
    • b) 2 metres and 50 centimetres
    • c) 20 metres and 50 centimetres
    • d) 25 metres

  8. 8.Put these lengths in order, shortest first.

    • 350 centimetres
    • 1 kilometres
    • 50 centimetres
    • 2 metres
    • 9 metres

Answer key — Year 6 Maths — Changing between units of measure

  1. 1. 3400
  2. 2. 10
  3. 3. 2000
  4. 4. b) centimetres
  5. 5. 3000
  6. 6. 235
  7. 7. b) 2 metres and 50 centimetres
  8. 8. 1. 50 centimetres 2. 2 metres 3. 350 centimetres 4. 9 metres 5. 1 kilometres