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Grades 3-8

Length Conversion Practice Worksheet

Length conversion problems are easier when you know whether the new unit is smaller or larger. Smaller units usually make the number bigger.

Key ideas

  • 1 foot equals 12 inches.
  • 1 yard equals 3 feet.
  • 1 meter equals 100 centimeters.
  • 1 kilometer equals 1,000 meters.

Practice Set

ProblemHintTopic
Convert 4 ft to in1 ft = 12 inCustomary length
Convert 36 in to ftDivide by 12Customary length
Convert 5 yd to ft1 yd = 3 ftCustomary length
Convert 250 cm to mDivide by 100Metric length
Convert 7 km to m1 km = 1,000 mMetric length
Convert 1.5 m to cm1 m = 100 cmMetric length

Practice questions

Convert 4 ft to inches.

Calculation: 4 x 12 = 48

Answer: 48 inches

Convert 36 inches to feet.

Calculation: 36 / 12 = 3

Answer: 3 feet

Convert 5 yards to feet.

Calculation: 5 x 3 = 15

Answer: 15 feet

Convert 250 cm to meters.

Calculation: 250 / 100 = 2.5

Answer: 2.5 meters

Convert 7 km to meters.

Calculation: 7 x 1,000 = 7,000

Answer: 7,000 meters

Convert 1.5 m to centimeters.

Calculation: 1.5 x 100 = 150

Answer: 150 centimeters