6. β’ Length tells us how long or wide an object is.
Measurement for stitching clothes
Distance between school and college
β’ The units of measurement of length are metre (m), kilometre
(km), centimetre (cm) etc.
7. Mass tells us how much amount of matter is present in an object.
The units of measurement of mass are gram (g), kilogram (kg) etc.
8. Capacity tells us how much amount of space is occupied by an
object.
The units of measurement of capacity are litre (l), kilolitre (kl) etc.
9. Thousandths
period
Ones period
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Ones
Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Ones
Deca Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Tens
Ones
Deca Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Tens
Ones
Hecto Deca Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Hundreds
Tens
Ones
Hecto Deca Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Hundreds
Tens
Ones
Kilo Hecto Deca Metre
Thousandths
period
Ones period
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Ones
Kilo Hecto Deca Metre
Decimals
Tenths
Decimals
Tenths
Deci
Tenths
1
10
Deci
Tenths Hundredths
1
10
Deci
Tenths Hundredths
1
10
Deci Centi
Hundredths
π
πππ
Centi
Thousandths
Thousandths
Milli
Thousandths
π
ππππ
Milli
10. K ing H enry D ied M ary D inβt C ry M uch
Kilometre
Hectometre
Decametre
Metre
Decimetre
Centimetre
Millimetre
km hm dam m dm cm mm
1 km = 1000
m
1 hm = 100
m
1 dam = 10
m
Base unit 1 dm = 1/10
m
1 cm =
1/100 m
1 mm =
1/1000 m
Measures of length
12. β’ Sam walked 2.40 km on Monday, 4.59 km on Tuesday
and 3.21 km on Wednesday. How many kilometres
did he walked in three days?
Solution
Distance covered by sam on Monday = 2.40 km
Distance covered by sam on Tuesday = 4.59 km
Distance covered by sam on Wednesday = 3.21 km
Total distance covered by sam in three days =
2.40 km + 4.59 km + 3.21 km
13. Km
2 . 4 0 km
+ 4 . 5 9 km
+ 3 . 2 1 km
---------------------
0+9+1= 10
Km
1
2 . 4 0 km
+ 4 . 5 9 km
+ 3 . 2 1 km
---------------------
0 km
1+4+5+2= 12
Km
2 . 4 0 km
+ 4 . 5 9 km
+ 3 . 2 1 km
---------------------
. 2 0 km
1
1+2+4+3= 10
1 0
Total distance
covered by sam in
three days = 10.20 km
15. β’ The average length of a humpback whale is 13.93 m.
The average length of a killer whale is 6.91 m. How
much long the humpback whale than the killer whale?
Solution:
Length of humpback whale = 1 3 . 9 3 m
Length of killer whale = 6 . 9 1 m
Length of killer whale = - 6 . 9 1 m
2 m
. 0
7
Humpback whale is 7.02 m longer than killer whale.
19. Conversion between the units
Millimetre
Kilometre
Hectometre
Decametre
Metre
Decimetre
Centimetre
X 10
X 10
X 10
X 10
X 10
X 10
οΈ 10
οΈ 10
οΈ 10
οΈ 10
οΈ 10
οΈ 10
20. β’ Express 6 km in metres.
Solution
1 km = 1000 m
6 km = 6 x 1000
= 6000 m
21. β’ Express 4 mm in metres.
Solution
1 mm =
π
ππππ
m
4 mm = 4 x
π
ππππ
= 0.004 m
22. β’ Express 10 cm in metres.
Solution
1 cm =
π
πππ
m
10 cm = 10 x
π
πππ
= 0.01 m
23. β’ Express 12 m 4 cm in millimetres.
Solution
1 m = 1000 mm
12 m = 12 x 1000
= 12000 mm
1 cm = 10 mm
4 cm = 4 x 10 mm
= 40 mm
12 m 4 cm = 12000 mm + 40 mm
= 12040 mm
24. Choose the correct option
How many metres are there in 6.5 km?
6500 m 650 m
Correct answer
6500 m
25. β’ From 2 m of cloth 75 cm is taken out.
How long cloth is left now?
Solution: 1 m = 100 cm
2 m = 2 x 100
= 200 cm
If 75 cm is taken out
= 200 cm β 75 cm
= 125 cm
1 cm =
π
πππ
m
125 cm =
πππ
πππ
m
= 1.25 m
30. β’ Express 65 g in milligrams
Solution
1 g = 1000 g
65 g = 65 x 1000
= 65000 mg
31. β’ The cost of 10 gram gold is 25000 rupees.
What will be the cost of 1 kg gold?
Solution
1 kg = 1000 g
Cost of 1 gram gold is
=
πππππ
ππ
= 2500 rupees
Cost of 1 kg gold is
= 1000 x 2500
= 2500000 rupees
= 25 Lakhs