Lesson 9: Ratio Reasoning: Convert Metric Units — Practice Questions

1. 1. A road is 4 kilometers long. Using the rate $\frac{1000 \text{ m}}{1 \text{ km}}$, how long is the road in meters? The length is ___ meters.

2. 2. To convert 8 kilograms to grams using the rate $\frac{1000 \text{ g}}{1 \text{ kg}}$, by what number should you multiply both the numerator and the denominator?

   • A. 8
   • B. 1000
   • C. 8000
   • D. 0.008

3. 3. A rope is 6.5 meters long. Using the rate $\frac{100 \text{ cm}}{1 \text{ m}}$, what is the length of the rope in centimeters? ___ cm

4. 4. A bottle contains 2500 milliliters of water. To convert this to liters using the rate $\frac{1 \text{ L}}{1000 \text{ mL}}$, what is the equivalent volume in liters? ___ L

5. 5. A carton contains 0.8 liters of juice. How many milliliters of juice is this?

   • A. 8 mL
   • B. 80 mL
   • C. 800 mL
   • D. 8000 mL

6. 6. A bag of apples weighs 3.5 kilograms. What is its weight in grams? ___ g

7. 7. Which expression correctly converts 850 milliliters to liters?

   • A. $850 \text{ mL} \times \frac{1000 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ mL}}$
   • B. $850 \text{ mL} \times \frac{1 \text{ L}}{1000 \text{ mL}}$
   • C. $850 \text{ mL} \times \frac{1 \text{ L}}{100 \text{ mL}}$
   • D. $850 \text{ mL} \div \frac{1000 \text{ L}}{1 \text{ mL}}$

8. 8. A running path is 7200 meters long. What is the length of the path in kilometers? ___ km

9. 9. A large soda bottle holds 2 liters. How many milliliters does it hold?

   • A. 20
   • B. 200
   • C. 2000
   • D. 20000

10. 10. A truck delivered a shipment of goods weighing 4500 grams. What is the weight of the shipment in kilograms? ___ kg