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Length conversions
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100

The number of millimeters in 1 centimeter

What is 10?

100
This prefix used in metric units means "1,000"
What is kilo-?
100

When Janessa made her paper chain that was 7 feet 8 inches long, the length of the entire chain in INCHES was _____.

What is 92 inches?

100

1 inch = _____ feet

What is 1/12 (or one-twelfth of a foot)?

100
This is the number of inches equivalent to 40 feet.
What is 480 inches?
200

This many inches makes 1 foot.

What is 12 inches?

200
This prefix used in metric units means "1/100" (one-hundredth)
What is centi-?
200

The distance from Cason Lane Academy to the movie theater is 1.2 miles. The distance to the movie theater in FEET is _____.

What is 6,336 feet?

200

BAD MATH JOKE: Why are big boxes so loud?

They have high volume.

200
This is the number of yards in nine miles.
What is 15,840 yards?
300

1 ____= 1,760 yards

What is 1 mile?

300
The system of measurement that the United States uses; the basic unit of this system is feet.
What is the Customary System?
300
The distance from the art room to the lunch room is 99 feet. How many yards is this?
What is 33 yards?
300
_____ millimeters = 20 centimeters
What is 200 millimeters?
300

____ miles= 1,320 feet

What is .25 miles OR 1/4 mile?

400

This is the number of centimeters in 1 foot, rounded to the nearest whole number.

What is 30 cm?

400
BAD MATH JOKE: Why does a yard dance so badly?

Because it has 3 feet.

400

Jeremiah's mother runs 8 laps a day around the community track. Each lap is 1/4 mile. How many yards does Jeremiah's mother run per week?

What is 24,640 yards?

400

___ kilometers = 50 meters

What is .05 (five-hundredths OR 5/100 OR 1/20)?

400

The minimal distance from Seoul to New York is 6,863 miles. If 1 mile = 1.61 km, how many kilometers is that distance?

What is 11,049.43 km?

500

____ cm= 8 kilometers

What is 800,000 cm?

500

A change in the FORM of a measurement, such as different units, without a change in the actual size or amount.

What is a conversion?

500

Ms. Whobrey lives 8,800 yards away from school. How many miles away from school does Ms. Whobrey live?

What is 5 miles?

500

An American football field is 100 yards of play area. How long is this in inches?

100 x 3 = 300 feet; 300 x 12 = 3,600 inches

500
When Eliza ran 285,120 inches during her soccer game, she ran THIS MANY miles.
What is 4.5 miles?
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