Learn Class 5 Math - Conversions

It is essential to convert the units whenever there is a need to solve the problems. It is essential to do the mathematical conversions to carry the basic calculations.

For, e.g. to find the area of a triangle. You need to check if the base is given in cm, and height is given in meters, and you are asked to find the area of a triangle in cm; it is important to convert the height in meters into centimetres. Therefore, it is crucial to know the concept of conversion of units into the required unit.

What is Conversion of Units?

The usage of the unit depends on the situation. E.g., you can see that the area of a room is expressed in meter form. While, when we see, the length of the pencil is expressed in centimetres and its thickness in mm.

Therefore, it is essential to convert one unit to the other. Thus, before you understand the concept of conversion, it is best to know the relation between the units first.

Length and Mass conversion

It is clear that Menstruation is the old concept and to know the physical quantity like Mass, Length, Time, temperature, etc. All these have a specific unit. And, in terms of definition, a unit is termed as a magnitude of a physical quantity.

In general, there are two systems of units:

  • SI units (International System of Units)
  • Metric system

For example, the SI unit of length is a metre (m), while metric units are kilometre (km), meter (m), decimetre (dm), centimetre (cm) and millimetre (mm).

SI unit of mass is Kilograms (kg).

Learning Videos for 5th Grade Math - Conversions

Conversions Sample Questions for Class 5

Question 1

Which pair best completes the number sentence? x 100 =
A. 300 and 3,000
B. 30 and 30,000
C. 30 and 3,000
D. 30 and 300

Question 2

Chase has a poster board 3 feet long. He cuts the poster board into 4 equal pieces. Which equation shows how to find the length, in feet, of each piece of the poster board?
A. 4-3 = 1
B. 3xx 4 = 12
C. 4-:3 = 1 1/3
D. 3-:4 = 3/4

Question 3

What is 1/10 of 3,000?
A. 30,000
B. 300
C. 30
D. 3

Question 4

42 mm = m
A. 42
B. .42
C. .042
D. .0042

Question 5

8 cm = m
A. .8
B. .08
C. .008
D. .0008