Interconversion of Units: Length, Time, and Mass
1. Interconversion of Length
- 1 kilometre (km) = 1000 metres (m)
- 1 metre (m) = 100 centimetres (cm)
- 1 centimetre (cm) = 10 millimetres (mm)
Formulas:
- km to m: km × 1000
- m to km: m ÷ 1000
- m to cm: m × 100
- cm to m: cm ÷ 100
2. Interconversion of Time
- 1 hour = 60 minutes
- 1 minute = 60 seconds
Formulas:
- hours to minutes: hours × 60
- minutes to hours: minutes ÷ 60
- minutes to seconds: minutes × 60
- seconds to minutes: seconds ÷ 60
3. Interconversion of Mass
- 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)
- 1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)
Formulas:
- kg to g: kg × 1000
- g to kg: g ÷ 1000
- g to mg: g × 1000
- mg to g: mg ÷ 1000
4. Practice Questions
1. Convert 5 kilometres to metres.
2. Convert 1200 metres to kilometres.
3. Convert 2.5 hours to minutes.
4. Convert 7200 seconds to hours.
5. Convert 3 kilograms to grams.
6. Convert 4500 grams to kilograms.
7. Convert 1.75 metres to centimetres.
8. Convert 250 centimetres to metres.
9. Convert 3.5 grams to milligrams.
10. Convert 120000 milligrams to grams.