Metric Length Conversion Worksheets

Metric Length Worksheets

In these free math worksheets, students practice how to convert between the metric lengths (km, m and cm).

How to convert between different metric lengths?
Here are some common units of length in the metric system and their conversions:
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeter (cm)
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)

To convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit, we multiply.
For example, to convert 12 kilometers to meters, multiply by 1,000:
12 kilometers = 12 × 1,000 meters = 12,000 meters.

To convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit, we divide.
For example, to convert 1,700 centimeters to meters, divide by 100:
1,700 centimeters = 1,700 ÷ 100 meters = 17 meters.

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to convert between the metric lengths.

• Metric Units of Length (km, m, cm, mm)

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Metric Length Word Problems

1. The length of Carter’s driveway is 12 m 38 cm. His neighbor’s driveway is 4 m 99 cm longer. How long is the neighbor’s driveway?
2. Enya walked 2 km 309 m from school to the store. Then she walked from the store to her home. If she walked a total of 5 km, how far was it from the store to her home?
3. Rachael has a rope 5 m 32 cm long that she cut into two pieces. One piece is 249 cm long. How many centimeters long is the other piece of rope?
4. Jason rode his bike 529 fewer meters than Allison. Jason rode 1 km 850 m. How many meters did Allison ride?
5. Gabe built a toy tower that measured 1 m 78 cm. After building some more, he measured it, and it was 82 cm taller. How tall is his tower now?
6. The length of Celia’s garden is 15 m 24 cm. The length of her friend’s garden is 2 m 98 cm more than Celia’s. What is the length of her friend’s garden?
7. Sylvia ran 3 km 290 m in the morning. Then she ran some more in the evening. If she ran a total of 10 km, how far did she run in the evening?
8. Jenny’s sprinting distance was 356 meters shorter than Tyler’s. Tyler sprinted a distance of 1 km 3 m. How many meters did Jenny sprint?
9. The electrician had 7 m 23 cm of electrical wire. He used 551 cm for one wiring project. How many centimeters of wire did he have left?

Metric Length Word Problems (online, answers)

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Adding lengths (km, m, cm, mm)
Subtracting Lengths (km, m, cm, mm)
Multiplying Lengths (km, m, cm, mm)
Dividing Lengths (km, m, cm, mm)

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