Converting Metric Units With Decimals Worksheets for 5th Grade

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Grade 5MathMeasurement & GeometryCCSS 5.MD.A.1

Skill: Converting metric length, mass and capacity units, including decimals

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Metric units are based on powers of 10, so converting means multiplying or dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000. A place value chart labeled with units (km, m, cm) helps. Review Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10, or compare with customary units in Converting Units of Measurement.

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Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

This fifth grade measurement worksheet practices metric conversions with decimals, which is where metric units and place value meet. Part A converts to a smaller unit, such as 2.6 meters to centimeters or 4.9 kilograms to grams. Part B converts to a larger unit and writes the answer as a decimal, such as 650 milliliters to 0.65 liters.

The page covers length (kilometers, meters, centimeters, millimeters), mass (kilograms, grams) and capacity (liters, milliliters). A conversion chart sits at the top of the page. Each of the 10 versions has new measurements.

How to use it: remind your child that metric units are based on 10, 100 and 1,000, so converting means multiplying or dividing by a power of 10. Going to a smaller unit gives a bigger number, so multiply; going to a larger unit gives a smaller number, so divide. Moving the decimal point one place for each zero is a quick way to do it. A meter stick with centimeter and millimeter marks is a great way to see these relationships.

The answer key shows every conversion. For whole-number conversions, try our Converting Units of Measurement worksheet and our Powers of 10 worksheet.