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5th grade math · Unit 12: Converting measurements

Converting in steps

What this lesson shows

36 strings of 250 centimeters from 30-meter rolls: 9,000 centimeters is 90 meters, so 3 rolls.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 36 pieces of 250 cm from 30 m rolls. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Find the total
  2. Change units
  3. Answer in that unit

Helping at home

Find the total in one unit, then change it to the unit the question uses: 100 centimeters make 1 meter, so divide by 100. Then answer the question in that unit.

If your kid gets stuck

Change to one unit first.

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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Standards

  • Common Core 5.MD.A.1
    Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5 cm to 0.05 m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.
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