LENGTH OF MEASURING SYSTEM

The unit of length is meter. In length of measuring system length can be measured by using various terms such as millimeter, centimeter, decimeter, meter, decameter, hectometer and kilometer.

Some of the length of measuring system

10 millimeter is equal to 1 centimeter

10 centimeter is equal to 1 decimeter

10 decimeter is equal to 1 meter

10 meter is equal to 1 decameter

10 decameter is equal to 1 hectometer

10 hectometer is equal to 1 kilometer

By knowing these values we can convert the measures of the length.

Similarly some other important conversions of length of measuring system is

1000 millimeter is equal to 1 meter

1000 meter is equal to 1 kilometer

Similarly inches, feet, yards and miles are also the measurements of length of measuring system.

CONVERSION TABLES OF LENGTH OF MEASURING SYSTEM

1 feet is equal to 12 inches

1 yard is equal to 36 inches

1 yard is equal to 3 feet

1 mile is equal to 5280 feet

We have to divide when converting a larger unit and similarly when we have to convert a smaller unit we have to multiply it.

EXAMPLES ON LENGTH OF MEASURING SYSTEM

Example 1: Convert 5000 meters to kilometer

Solution

We know that 1000 meter = 1 kilometer

So

5000 meter = 5000/1000 = 5 kilometer



Example 2: How many centimeters equal to 450 meter?

Solution:

1 meter = 100 centimeter
so

450 meter = 450 * 100

= 450000 centimeter

Example 3: Convert 6 feet to yards and inches

Solution

We know that 1 feet = 12 inches

3 feet = 1 yard

So

6 feet = 6/3 = 2 yards

6 feet = 6 * 12 = 72 inches

Example 4: Convert 5 miles into feet’s

Solution

1 mile = 5280 feet

So 5 miles = 5 * 5280

= 26400 feet’s.

PROBLEMS ON LENGTH OF MEASURING SYSTEM

Convert 5 feet to inches

Convert 20 yards into feet

Convert 100 meter to millimeter

Convert 52 kilometer to decameter

Convert 3 kilometer to millimeter

Answers:

60 inches

60 feets

100000 mm

5200 decameter

3000000 mm