IXL | Measure with different metric units

Tyler measures the length of a wall in meters and in centimeters. The wall is about 4 meters long. It is also about 400 centimeters long.

Complete the sentence.

The number of meters is

less than

the number of centimeters.

less than

greater than

equal to

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Tyler measures the length of a wall in meters and in centimeters. The wall is about 4 meters long. It is also about 400 centimeters long.

Complete the sentence.

The number of meters is

less than

the number of centimeters.

equal to

less than

greater than

When you use different units to measure the same object, you will get different measurements.

The wall is about 4 meters long. It is also about 400 centimeters long.

4 is less than 400. So, the number of meters is less than the number of centimeters.

That makes sense because meters are larger than centimeters. When you use a larger unit, you use fewer of that unit.

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