Let’s Apply
A. Identify the number of places and the direction to move the decimal point to
convert the following. Write the conversion on the third line.
Example: 86 dm to cm 1 space right 860 cm
1. 80 cm to dm
2. 63 dm to dam
3. 0.7 m2
to dm2
4. 780 mm2
to dm2
5. 67 cL to dL
6. 95 dL to cL
7. 67 cm3
to dm3
8. 90 m3
to dam3
9. 3 117 dag to dg
10. 49.18 cg to dag
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. 1 space to the left - 8 dm
2. 2 spaces to the left - 0.63 dam
3. 1 space to the right - 7 dm2
4. 2 spaces to the left - 7.8 dm2
5. 1 space to the left - 6.7 dL
6. 1 space to the right - 950 cL
7. 1 space to the left - 6.7 dm3
8. 1 space to the left - 9 dam3
9. 2 spaces to the right - 311 700 dg
10. 3 spaces to the left - 0.04918 dag