Unit Conversion One-Step Problems
How many inches are in 5 feet?
(12 inches = 1 foot)
60 inches
How many pints are in 2 gallons?
(1 gallon = 4 quarts, 1 quart = 2 pints)
16 pints
Which is longer? A snake that is 14 inches long or a shark that is 1.5 feet long.
(12 inches = 1 foot)
A Shark is longer by 4 inches.
How many feet are in 7 yards?
(3 feet = 1 yard)
21 feet
How many millimeters are in 2 meters?
(10 mm = 1 cm, 100 cm = 1 meter)
2,000 mm
George threw a football .75 yards away and Earon threw a football 2 feet away. Who threw the football farther?
(3 feet = 1 yard)
Earon threw the football 2 feet or .66 yards away and George threw the football 2.25 feet away or .75 yards, so George threw the football farther.
How many gallons are in 12 quartz?
(1 gallon = 4 quartz)
3 gallons
How many yards are in 4 miles?
(5,280 feet = 1 mile, 3 feet = 1 yard)
7,040 yards
Which is a better deal? A 3 pound(lb) bag of Takis for $9.75 or $2 for half of pound of Takis.
3 lb bag would be a better deal because that would $3.25 per lb. The other bag would be $4 per lb.
You are trying to follow a recipe, but you do not have any measuring cups. You only have a tablespoon. The recipe calls for 2.5 cups of milk. How many tablespoons will you need to get an equal amount of milk in cups? (1 cup = 16 tablespoons)
40 tbsp
Ms. Vitha is 5 feet tall. Mrs. Perez is 165.1 cm.
Who is taller? By how many inches?
(1 inch = 2.54 cm, 12 inches = 1 foot)
Mrs. Perez is taller by 5 inches.
Ms. Daphne paid $40 for 3 movie tickets.
A. What is the price per ticket?
B. How many tickets is that per dollar?
A. $13.33
B. 0.075