Unit Conversion

The ABO exam, as well as the NCLE, will present problems in different formats. The questions are designed to give as close of representation to real life experience as possible. Questions may be asked using different units and it is important to make sure that they are converted correctly to produce the answer they are looking for and to make sure that any formulas used are used correctly.

The units of conversion include;

Meters

Centimeters

Millimeters

Inches

It is important to know how to convert backwards and forwards.

Meters:

How many meters are in a millimeter? (1 mm = 0.001 meters) vs How many millimeters are in a meter? (1 m= 1000 mms)

How many meters are in a centimeter? (1 cm = 0.01 m) vs How many centimeters are in a meter? (1 m = 100 cms)

How many meters are in an inch? (1 inch = 0.0254 m) vs How many inches are in a meter? (1 m = 39.37 inches)

Example Questions: (answers below)

1. How many millimeters are in 7.50 meters?

2. How many meters are in 42 cms?

3. How many inches are in 12 meters?

4. How many meters are in 12 inches?

Millimeters:

How many millimeters are in a centimeter? (1 cm = 10 mm) vs How many centimeters are in a millimeter? (1 mm = 0.1 cm)

How many millimeters are in an inch? (1 inch = 25.4 mm) vs How many inches are in a mm? (1 mm = 0.03937 inches)

Example Questions: (answers below)

5. How many centimeters are in 95 mms?

6. How many inches are in 210 mms?

7. How many mms are in 15 inches?

Centimeters:

How many centimeters are in an inch? (1 inch = 2.54 cm) vs How many inches are in a centimeter? (1 cm = 0.3937 inches)

Example Questions: (answers below)

8. How many centimeters are in 6.7 inches?

9. How many inches are in 85 cms?

Answers:

1. 7500 mms

2. 0.42 meters

3. 472.44 inches

4. 0.305 meters

5. 9.5 cms

6. 8.27 inches

7. 381 mms

8. 17.02 cms

9. 33.46 inches