A kilometre is a metric measure of distance, equal to 1,000 metres. It can be abbreviated to km.

A mile is an imperial measure of distance.

If a value is not exact, but is close enough to be used, it is approximate.

The currency used in the United Kingdom is pounds sterling.

The currency used in most European countries is the Euro.

Convert between miles and kilometres and pounds and Euro

Maths

In this unit pupils will apply memorised unit conversions to convert between units of measure, solve problems involving converting between units of time and money. In the future unit pupils will explain how one hundred thousand can be composed and read and write numbers up to one million 

In the prior unit pupils explained the effect of multiplying and dividing a number by 10, 100 and 1,000 and used their knowledge of multiplying decimal fractions by whole numbers to solve measures problems. In this unit pupils will apply memorised unit conversions to convert between units of measure  and solve problems involving converting between units of time and money. 

Converting units

Choose the correct symbol to complete the sentence. 1 mile {{ }} 1 km

Select all of the statements which are true. 

How many kilometres are approximately equal to 10 miles? 10 miles is approximately {{ }} km.

How many miles are approximately equal to 24 kilometres? 24 km is approximately {{ }} miles.

If £1 is approximately equivalent to €1.20 then £10 is approximately equal to €{{  }} 

If £1 is approximately equivalent to €1.20 then £5 is approximately equal to €{{  }}

Select all of the imperial units of measure.

Select all of the metric units of measure.

Starter Quiz