We need to know the units of measurement for:

• Length;
• Mass;
• Capacity;
• Time;
• Area; and
• Volume.

Be careful with area and volume, because although 100cm is equal to 1m, that certainly isn’t the case with cm² and m².

Let’s try converting some measurements between the different units we know.

Exercise

Let’s complete exercise 16A on page 252:

The answers are below: