Find the following values without a calculator.
Which is larger?
- 3.6 cm or 0.36 m
- 4.5 ℓ or 450 mℓ
- 16 km or 1600 m
(a)
1 m = 100 cm
0.36 m = 0.36 x 100 = 36 cm
3.6 cm < 36 cm
3.6 cm < 0.36 m
(b)
1 ℓ = 1000 mℓ
4.5 ℓ = 4.5 x 1000 = 4500 mℓ
4500 mℓ > 450 mℓ
4.5 ℓ > 450 mℓ
(c)
1 km = 1000 m
16 km = 16 x 1000 = 16000 m
16000 m > 1600 m
16 km > 1600 m
Answer(s): (a) 0.36 m; (b) 4.5 ℓ; (c) 16 km