Max Maths - Making Real-World Connections SB4 FULL

4 We can use fractions and decimal numbers to help measure more accurately. Each whole unit of measure can be divided into 10 equal parts. Each part is ​ 1 __ 10 ​or 0.1 of the whole. Look at this tape measure. It shows that the length of the rope is 1​ 3 __ 10 ​metre or 1.3 metres.

1 metre

3 10

m

Convert these measurements. (a) 6 metres

1

×

=

centimetres

(b) 14 metres

×

=

centimetres

(c) 3 kilometres

×

=

metres

Copy and complete.

1

(c) 11 metres =

(a) 7 metres =

centimetres

centimetres

(b) 7 kilometres =

metres

(d) 10 kilometres =

metres

Write these measurements as decimals. (a) 4 ​ 1 __ 10 ​m (b) 3 ​ 7 __ 10 ​m (c) 4 ​ 5 __ 10 ​km

2

(d) 5 ​ 1 _

2 ​km

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