Which measurement is the greatest between 6 km, 60 m, 600 cm, and 6,000 mm?
2 Answers
Explanation:
This is a metric prefix problem. Some of the metric prefixes are:
In this case, you have:
We see that the largest is
6 km
Explanation:
Let's convert all of these into one unit.
There are 10 cm in a mm. There would be 6000 (600 times 10) mm in 600 cm.
There are 100 cm in a meter, and 10 cm in a mm. Therefore, there are 1000 mm in a meter. 60 m is equal to 60,000 mm (1000 times 60).
There are 1000 m in a kilometer, 100 cm in a meter, and 10 cm in a mm. Therefore, there are 1,000,000 mm in a kilometer. 6 km is equal to 6,000,000 mm (1 million times 6).
Now compare the four side by side:
6,000,000 mm, 60,000 mm, 6,000 mm, and 6,000 mm.
The 6,000,000 mm (6 km) is the greatest (largest number).
