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