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MATHE
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– Module 3:
CONVERTING
COMMON UNITS
OF MEASURE

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What I Need to Know

When you want to know how tall you
are, how long your pencil is, or how heavy is
the pack of rice you buy, you measure these
things. We use measurement in our daily lives
– in buying a new pair of shoes, in cooking, in
taking medicine, and many other activities.
We commonly measure the length, the mass
(weight) and the volume of objects.
In this module, you will be able to:
• Visualize, represent, and convert
common units of measure from larger
to smaller units and vice versa: meter
and centimeter, gram and kilogram,
liter and milliliter (M3ME-IVb-39); and
• Solve routine and non-routine problems
involving conversions of common
units of measure (M3ME-IVb-40)

What I Know
A. Directions: Read and answer the following
problems. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Which is longer, object A or
object B? ______________

Object A - 10 centimeters Object B – 10 meters 3.

 A -1 liter B- 30 milliliters
2.Which is heavier 1kg
Which has greater amount of calamansi or 1000 g mango?
liquid?_________________ __________________ Kalamansi
Mango 1 kilogram 1000 grams

B. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct

answer. Write on a separate sheet of paper.
1) A big rubbing alcohol holds 2 liters.
How many milliliters is this? A.
1000ml B.1 500ml C. 2 000ml

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2) I weigh 33 kilograms. How many grams
are needed to make it 35 kilograms?
A. 1 000g B. 2 000g C. 3 000g

CONVERTING COMMON
UNITS OF MEASURE FROM
LARGER UNITS TO SMALLER What’s In
UNITS AND VICE VERSA LESSON 1

What are the common units of measure for

 length, mass, and capacity?

What’s New
Directions: Study and analyze the given
figures. Answer the questions that follow.

1 meter (wood A)

1 centimeter (wood B)

1
meter = __________ centimeters
(wood C)
Questions:
• Which of the pieces of wood is the shortest?
• Are wood A and wood C of the same length?
• How many centimeters are there in wood C?

What is It
A. Meter (m) is the fundamental unit of length
in metric system equal to 100 centimeters.
➢ To convert meter to centimeter,
multiply the number of meters by
100. (1m=100cm)
EXAMPLE: 3 m = ______ cm 3m x 100 =
300 cm B. Centimeter (cm) is the unit of length
in metric system equals to one hundred of a
meter.
➢ To convert centimeter to meter, divide
the number of centimeters by 100. (100
cm= 1m).
EXAMPLE: 300 cm = ____ m 300 cm ÷ 100 = 3 m

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C. Gram (g) is used to measure the weight or
mass of very light objects. ➢ To convert
 gram to kilogram, divide the number of
grams by 1000. (1 kg = 1000g)
EXAMPLE: 5000 g = ____ kg 5000 g ÷ 1000
= 5kg D. Kilogram (kg) is used to measure the
weight or mass of heavier objects.
➢ To convert kilogram to gram, multiply
the number of kilogram by 1000. (1 kg
= 1000g)
Example: 5 kg = ____ g 5 kg x
1000 = 5000 g E. Liter (L) is used to
measure volume of liquid.
➢ To convert liter to milliliter, multiply the
given number by 1 000. (1000 milliliters =
1 liter).
Example: 7L = _____ ml 7L x 1000 = 7 000
ml F. Milliliter (mL) is used to measure
small amount of liquid. ➢ To convert
milliliter to Liter, divide the given number
by 1 000. (1 liter=1000milliliter).
Example: 7000 ml = _____ L 7 000mL ÷
1 000 = 7 L

What’s More
Directions: Convert the following units of
measure. Match Column A to Column B.
Write the answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
A B 1. 10,000 ml of water is
________liter a. 19 kg 2. 5 meters is
________ centimeters b. 7m 3. 19 000
grams is _______ kilograms c. 20 000 ml
4. 700 centimeters is ________ meters
d. 10 L 5. 20 liters is _______ milliliters e.
500 cm

LESSON 2 Conversion Common Units

Routine and Non-Routine Measure
Problem Involving
 What’s New
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your
answer.

My mom sent 2 packages of Philippine

products to my uncle in Australia. One
package weighed 1 450 g and the other
weighed 1 275 g. How much did the 2
packages weigh in grams? A. 2 725 g B. 2
700 g C. 275 g

What is It
To solve a one-step word problem
involving the conversion of common units of
measure, follow the four steps plan in problem-
solving: This time let us solve this problem using
Polya’s step.
A. Understand
What are given?
What is being asked?
problem? What’s
B. Plan
What operation will solve the
More
problem?
C. Solve
What mathematical

D. Look Back
sentence will solve the

Directions: Read, analyze, and solve. Write

the answers on a separate sheet.
 1. The perimeter of a house lot is 78 meters.
How many centimeters is that?
A. 7 800 cm B. 780 cm C. 78 cm 2. Laura
can consume 2 ½ liters of water, 500mL of
lemon juice, and 250mL of malunggay juice in
one day. How many milliliters of liquid drinks
can she consume in one day?
A. 3000 mL B. 3 750 mL C. 3 250 mL 3. What
is the height of the school gate in meters if it is
300 centimeters? A. 2 meters B. 3 meters C. 6
meters 4. Aling Perla bought 7 ¼ kg of buko to
make a buko pie. How many grams of buko
did she buy?
A. 7 500 grams B. 7250 grams C. 7 000 grams
5. Marites bought ½ kilo of beef and ½ kilo of
chicken. How many grams of meat did
Marites buy in all?
A.1000 grams B. 1 200 grams C.1500

grams What I

Have Learned
1. What is routine problem-solving?
➢ Is a type of problem with an immediate solution.
2. What is a non-routine problem?
➢ Non-routine problems typically do not
have an immediately apparent strategy
for solving them.
TO CONVERT:
1. Meter to Centimeter, Centimeter to Meter
❖ To convert meter to centimeter, multiply
the number of meters by 100.

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❖ To convert centimeter to meter, divide
the number of centimeters by 100.
2. Kilogram to Gram, Gram to Kilogram
 ❖ To convert kilogram to gram, multiply the
number of kilograms by 1000.
❖ To convert gram to kilogram, divide the
number of grams by 1000. 3. Liter to Milliliter,
Milliliter to Liter
❖ To convert liter to milliliter, multiply
the given number by 1000. ❖ To
convert ml to L, divide the given
number by 1000.

What I Can Do
Directions: Read and answer the following
questions. Write on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Luz drinks 3 liters of water in one day. How
many milliliters of water does she drink in a
day?
A. 3 ml B. 30 ml C. 300 ml D. 3 000 ml 2.
Rommel bought 30 000 grams of potatoes.
How many kilograms of potatoes did he buy?
A. 40 kg B. 30 kg C. 20 kg D. 10 kg 3. Our
school playground is 10 meters wide. How
wide is it in centimeters? A. 10 cm B. 100 cm
C. 1000 cm D. 10 000 cm

Assessment
Directions: Solve the following problems.
Choose and write the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Jamby weighed 37 kg last year. His weight

increased by 8 kg this year. What is the
weight of Jamby in grams this year?
A. 29 000g B. 37 000g C. 45 000g D. 48 000g

2. The distance of our house from school is 7

meters. What is the distance in
centimeters?
A. 7 000 cm B. 700 cm C. 70 cm D. 7 cm
3. A water container can hold 5 000 ml of
liquid. How many liters can the water
container hold?
A. 5 L B. 4 L C. 3 L D. 2 L

4. Mario put 20 liters of water in the washing

machine. How many milliliters of water did
he put in the washing machine?
A. 20 ml B. 200 ml C. 2 000 ml D. 20 000 ml

5. Nica jogs 4500 meters each day. How many

kilometers does she jog each day?
A. 4500 kilometers B. 450 kilometers C. 45 kilometers D.4.5
kilometers
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Answer Key
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A) 5( (1) C
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2

A. (1) Object B (2) Same weight (3) A

: I Know What

liters
and

milliliters - c. capacity
grams and kilograms - b. mass
centimeters and meter – a. linear
A.
: In What’s

cm
100
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Yes
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 Wood B 1. A •
Lesson 1 Lesson 2
: New What’s

Lesson 2 (1) A (2) C (3) B (4) B (5) A

Lesson 1(1) D (2) E (3) A (4) B (5) C :
More What’s

3. C D
2. B 1.
: What I Can Do

D 5. C
2. B 1. Assessment 1

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