IXL | Multi-step problems with metric unit conversions

Instead of having a cake, Evelyn wants to make ice cream sundaes at her next birthday party. She thinks each person will eat 200 milliliters of ice cream, and there will be 24 people at her party. How many liters of ice cream should she buy?

liters

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question

Rudy's gym class is running a relay race. Each team of 4 students runs a total of 1.6 kilometers. If every student runs the same distance, how many meters does Rudy run?

meters

key idea

There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer.

solution

Divide to find how far Rudy runs. His team runs a total of 1.6 kilometers. There are 4 students on his team.

1.6

0.4

Rudy runs 0.4

kilometers,

but the problem asks about

meters.

So, find how many meters are in 0.4 kilometers. There are 1,000 meters in a kilometer, so multiply by 1,000.

0.4

1,000

400

Rudy runs 400

meters.

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