Equivalencies
Metric Conversions
Standard/ Customary Conversions
Converting Time
Area and Perimeter
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How many ounces (oz) are in 1 pound (lb)?
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound 1 pound = 16 ounces
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Billy hiked 6 meters with his dog yesterday, how many millimeters did he hike?
6 meters x 1,000 millimeters = 6,000 mm because I know that there are 1,000 millimeters in 1 meter.
100
How many fluid ounces are in 1 quart?
1 quart = 32 fl. oz. 4 cups = 1 quart and 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces. 4 cups x 8 fl. oz. = 32 fl. oz.
100
How many weeks are there in 1 year?
There are 52 weeks in 1 year. 1 year = 52 weeks
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What is the formula (equation) used to find perimeter?
Perimeter= l + w + l + w Perimeter = 2(l) + 2w Perimeter = 2(l +w)
200
How many cups (c.) are in 1 quart (qt.)?
There are 4 cups in 1 quart. 1 quart = 4 cups
200
Hermione brewed 300 centiliters of polyjuice potion for Harry, Ron, and herself. How many Liters of polyjuice potion did she brew?
300 cL divided by 100 cL= 3 Liters because 100 cL = 1 L
200
If a car is 4 feet wide, how many inches wide is the car?
1 foot = 12 inches, so 4 ft x 12 = 48 inches
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Joe spends 6 hours a day in 4th grade, how many minutes a day is he in school?
1 hour = 60 minutes 6 hours x 60 minutes = 360 minutes
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What is the formula (equation) used to find area?
Area = length x width
300
How many fluid ounces (fl. oz.) are in 1 cup (c.)?
There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup. 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
300
Mrs. OG made 700 milliliters of fruit punch for her birthday party. How many deciliters of punch did she make?
1 deciliter = 100 milliliters 700 milliliters (mL) /100 milliliters (mL) = 7 deciliters (dL)
300
Jessie ran 4 miles at Track and Field practice, how many yards did she run?
1 mile = 1,760 yards, so 4 miles x 1,760 yards = 7,040 yards
300
Jennifer spent 1 hours in the car on the way to her Grandma's house in San Francisco, how many seconds was she in the car?
3,600 seconds 1 hour = 60 minutes and 1 minute = 60 seconds 60 minutes x 60 seconds= 3,6000 seconds so 1 hour = 3,600 seconds.
300
Find the area and perimeter of a rectangle with the length of 7 feet and a width of 4 feet.
Area = 7 feet x 4 feet = 28 sq. feet Perimeter = 2 (7 +4) = 2 (11) = 22 feet
400
How many pounds (lbs) are in 1 ton?
There are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton. 1 ton = 2,000 pounds
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When Spencer was a baby elephant he weighed 2,000 kilograms (kg), now that Spencer is an adult he weighs 6,000 kilograms. How much weight has Spencer gained, in grams?
6,000 kg - 2,000 kg = 4,000 kg gained 1 kg= 1,000 g so 4,000 kg x 1,000 g= 4,000,000 g Spencer gained 4 million grams of weight.
400
Fredrick bought 3 bags of Snickers candy that weighed 6 pounds in total, how many ounces did all of the candy weigh?
1 pound = 16 ounces 6 lb x 16 ounces = 96 ounces
400
94 hours is equal to how many days?
4 days 1 day = 24 hours 94/ 24 = 4 days
400
Marcus needs to buy a carpet for his room. The area of the carpet needs to be 140 square feet. If the length of the carpet is 10 feet, what will the width of the carpet be?
140 sq. feet / 10 feet = 14 feet
500
How many teaspoons (tsp.) are in 1 tablespoon (tbsp.)? How many tablespoons (tbsp.) are in 1 cup?
There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons There are 16 tablespoons in 1 cup. 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
500
Give all the equivalencies used in metric conversions.
1 unit = 10 deci-units 1 unit = 100 centi-units 1 unit = 1,000 milli-units 10 units = 1 deca-unit 100 units = 1 hecto-unit 1,000 units = 1 Kilo-unit
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The PTA bought 240 pints of ice cream for the last day of school, how many gallons of ice cream did they buy?
30 gallons of ice cream. 16 cups = 1 gallon and 1 pint = 2 cups First I convert cups to pints to find out how many pints in each cup. 16 / 2 = 8 pints in 1 gallon Now divide 240 pints by 8 pints to convert to gallons = 30 gallons
500
Mrs. OG left her house for the Sharks game at 6:35 pm and arrived home at 10:15 pm. How long was Mrs OG at the Sharks game?
3 hours and 39 minutes 10:15 - 6:36 = 3:39
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Kendra is building a rectangular tree house platform that has an area of 135 square feet. If one side of the platform is 15 feet long, how wide is it? How much railing will Kendra need in order to build a railing around the platform?
Width of platform = 9 feet; Perimeter= 48 feet Area/ length = width 135 sq. feet / 15 feet = 9 feet P= 2(9 + 15)
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