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    The document discusses metric units of length and converting between units. It defines that measurement involves finding the length between two ends of something. The standard metric unit of length is the meter, with smaller units like millimeters and centimeters used for shorter distances and larger units like kilometers used for longer distances. When converting between units, moving left on the metric chart multiplies the value by 10 and moving right divides it by 10. Examples are provided for converting between kilometers and meters, and meters and centimeters by multiplying or dividing accordingly.

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    The document discusses metric units of length and converting between units. It defines that measurement involves finding the length between two ends of something. The standard metric unit of length is the meter, with smaller units like millimeters and centimeters used for shorter distances and larger units like kilometers used for longer distances. When converting between units, moving left on the metric chart multiplies the value by 10 and moving right divides it by 10. Examples are provided for converting between kilometers and meters, and meters and centimeters by multiplying or dividing accordingly.

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    The document discusses metric units of length and converting between units. It defines that measurement involves finding the length between two ends of something. The standard metric unit of length is the meter, with smaller units like millimeters and centimeters used for shorter distances and larger units like kilometers used for longer distances. When converting between units, moving left on the metric chart multiplies the value by 10 and moving right divides it by 10. Examples are provided for converting between kilometers and meters, and meters and centimeters by multiplying or dividing accordingly.

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    The document discusses metric units of length and converting between units. It defines that measurement involves finding the length between two ends of something. The standard metric unit of length is the meter, with smaller units like millimeters and centimeters used for shorter distances and larger units like kilometers used for longer distances. When converting between units, moving left on the metric chart multiplies the value by 10 and moving right divides it by 10. Examples are provided for converting between kilometers and meters, and meters and centimeters by multiplying or dividing accordingly.

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    Measurement

    Metric Measure of Length

    Measurement of something from its one end to the other is called its length. The standard unit of length is
    meter. We use different units to measure different lengths. Millimeter, centimeter , decimeter are smaller
    unit used to measure smaller distance, meter is used to measure average distance, whereas units like
    decameter, hectometer and kilometer are used to measure longer distance. All these units are related to
    each other.

    Changing Metric Units of Length

    When we move from one metric unit to another to the right in the above metric chart, the value of metric
    unit becomes ten times smaller i.e. one tenth and when we move from one metric unit to another to the
    left in the metric chart, the value of metric unit becomes ten times bigger.

    We consider meter as the basic unit of length.

    1 Decameter (dam) = 10 times meter

    1 Hectometer (hm) = 100 times meter

    1 Kilometer (km) = 1000 times meter

    1 Decimeter (dm) = 1/10 of meter

    1 centimeter (cm) = 1/100 of meter

    1 millimeter (mm) = 1/1000 of meter

    Class IV Math Notes by Rahul Sir’s Classes Page 1


    Measurement

    Conversion of measures from higher to lower units

    We always multiply when we change higher unit to lower unit.

    Example 1: Change 4km into meters

    1km =1000m

    Therefore, 4 x 1000m = 4000m

    Example 2: Change 25m into centimeters

    1m = 100cm

    Therefore, 25 x 100cm = 2500cm

    Conversion of measures from lower to higher units

    We always divide when we change lower unit to higher unit.

    Example 1: Change 6000m to kilometer

    1000m = 1km

    Therefore, 6000 ÷ 1000 = 6km

    Class IV Math Notes by Rahul Sir’s Classes Page 2

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