Metric Conversion

Bob had 5 metres of string. He wanted to share this equally between 10 of his friends to make shoe laces. How many centimetres of string would each of his friend have?

Tracy used to run 1.5 km a day until she was 30 years old. She then started to run 486 metres less each day. How many metres did she now run each day?

Max’s shed door was 1.2 metres tall and 90 cm wide. He wanted to buy some wood to make a frame around the door, but the wood is measured in millimetres. What would these measurements be in millimetres?

The distance from Flo’s house to Fred’s house is 2.78 km following the motorway and 23970 cm following the country roads. Which way is shorter and by how much?