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AC9M6M01 — Year 6 Measurement

Official Curriculum Content Description:

convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal representations of metric measurements relevant to the context of a problem

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Metric Length Conversions
Convert 16 km16\text{ km} into m\text{m}.
Common mistake: Used the wrong direction — divided by 1000 instead of multiplying.
Correct Answer:16000 m16000\text{ m}
Accepted: A unit is optional (m accepted).
Worked Solution:
There are 1000 m in 1 km. Multiply 1616 by 10001000: 16×1000=16000 m16 × 1000 = 16000\text{ m}.

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