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Compare Lengths Using MM CM and M

The document discusses converting between units of length including millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm) and metres (m). It provides examples for converting between these units using multiplication and division. Learners are asked to practice these conversions and compare lengths using the different units.

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Compare Lengths Using MM CM and M

The document discusses converting between units of length including millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm) and metres (m). It provides examples for converting between these units using multiplication and division. Learners are asked to practice these conversions and compare lengths using the different units.

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WALT Compare lengths using mm, cm and

m What does mm mean?  millimetres


What does cm mean?  centimetres
What does m mean?  metres
Which length is bigger? How do you know?

5cm or 2m Think about what you


already know about
how big millimetres,
centimetres and
20mm or 3cm metres are.
We need to remember
that:
mm are smaller than cm and m

cm are smaller than m


How many cm in a m?
There are 100 cm in a m.

To convert m into cm,


you need to multiply by
100. How many
cm are in
3m?
Converting m to cm
To convert m to cm
multiply by 100
1m = 100cm
1m 1m 1m

100cm 100cm 100cm

3m x 100 = 300cm
Converting cm to m How many m
To convert cm to m in 200cm?
divide by 100
100 cm = 1m
100cm 100cm

1m 1m

200cm ÷ 100 = 2m
Answer these two
questions:

To convert m to cm,
multiply by 100
To convert cm to m,
divide by 100
Can you prove it?

Remember to convert
m to cm to work out
how long Alex’s
skipping rope is. She
says her rope is 2 and
½ m long – how many
cm are in ½ a metre?

1m = 100cm
How many mm in a
There
cm? are 10 mm in a cm.

To convert cm To convert mm
into mm, you need into cm, you need
to multiply by 10 to divide by 10
Converting cm to mm
To convert cm into mm, you
need to multiply by 10
How many
1cm = 10mm
mm in 4cm?

1cm 1cm 1cm 1cm


10mm 10mm 10mm 10mm
4cm x 10 = 40mm
Converting mm to cm
To convert mm into cm, you
need to divide by 10
How many
10mm = 1cm cm in 30mm?

10mm 10mm 10mm


1cm 1cm 1cm
30mm ÷ 10 = 3cm
Answer these questions:
Now use a ruler or a
tape measure at Object measured Measurement in cm and Measurement in mm
home to measure mm only
(EXAMPLE) Mobile 15cm 1mm 151mm
different items at phone
home. Write down
your measurements
in a table in cm and
mm, and just mm.
Can you solve this problem?

If you need a little help to solve the problem,


you can check the next slide for a few tips…
Can you solve this problem?

Use Ron’s clues to help solve the problem.


• What numbers do multiples of 2 end
in?
• We know that it has to include 8 cm
because Ron has told us that already.
• If you add up both digits in the number,
does it equal 12?

Check your number to see if they match all


of Ron’s clues.
Comparing
lengths
Now that you know how to convert mm, cm and m, compare these measurements.
Which measurement is bigger? Use the greater than/less than/ equal to signs to
compare them. Remember to convert the measurements to explain the comparison.

Work your way through the question below

EXAMPLE:
4cm > 30mm
(40mm > 30mm)

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