How it works
A unit fact is a column: 1 km = 1000 m. Do the same to both rows, and let the units cancel.
7 km is 7 × 1000 = 7000 m.
5 ft is 5 × 12 = 60 in.
Worked examples
Kilometers to meters
- 7 km is how many meters?
- 1 km = 1000 m, so multiply by 1000: 7 × 1000 = 7000.
- 7 km is 7000 m.
Feet to inches
- 5 ft is how many inches?
- 1 ft = 12 in, so 5 × 12 = 60.
- 5 ft is 60 in.
Another
- 3 ft is how many inches?
- 3 × 12 = 36.
- 3 ft is 36 in.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 1 kg is 1000 g. How many grams is 9 kg? Answer: ___
- Look at the ruler. The pencil is a whole number of centimeters long. How many millimeters long is it? There are 10 mm in 1 cm. Answer: ___
- 1 yd is 3 ft. How many feet is 2 yd? Answer: ___
- Which fact goes in the first column to change feet to inches?
- 3 ft is 30 in.
Words to know
- unit fact