Converting Units
Below is a conversion chart.
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
How many seconds are in one hour?
3,600
Lacy and Gerald gave their heights for a school survey. Lacy’s height is 51.25 inches. Gerald’s height is 46.65 inches. This is how many inches taller Lacy is than Gerald.
What is 4.6 inches?
A rectangle has a length of 9.6 cm and a width of 6.5 cm. This is the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle.
What is 62.4 square centimeters?
There are 2 muffins on the counter. You need to share them between yourself and 2 friends. How many muffins does each person get?
2/3
Jessica has a rectangular walkway that is 21 yards long and 2/3 yard wide. This is the area of Jessica’s walkway in square yards.
What is 14 yards2?
Below is a conversion chart.
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
A school day lasts 8 hours.
How many seconds are in a school day?
28,800
Giselle weighed two different samples of chemicals in her science class. The first sample weighed 39.05 grams. The second weighed 56.7 grams. She then mixed the two chemicals together. This is the weight of the combined samples.
What is 95.75 grams?
Marcie buys 12 iced teas for the people in her office. Each iced tea costs $1.72. This is how much Marcie pays for the iced teas.
What is $20.64?
There are 4 waffles on the counter. You need to share them between yourself and 2 friends. How many waffles does each person get?
4/3 or 1 1/3
Sally purchased 24 pencils. 1/8 of the pencils are blue. 1/6 of the pencils are red. This is the number of pencils that are not blue or red.
What is 17 pencils?
Below is a conversion chart.
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
How many hours are equal to 5,760 minutes?
96
Luis earned $2.50 the first day he opened his lemonade stand. He earned $4.00 on the second day, and he earned $5.50 on the third day. If this pattern continues, this is the amount of money he will earn on the seventh day.
What is $11.50?
Keisha and Josiah bought 8 boxes of crayons for $0.78 each. They split the cost between them. This is how much each of them paid.
What is $3.12?
There are 3 bags of crackers. The crackers are shared between 8 people. How much is each person getting?
3/8
Seventy-five students attended the school dance. Each of the students chose either fruit punch or lemonade to drink. One-fifth of the students chose fruit punch. How many students chose lemonade?
What is 60 students?
Below is a conversion chart.
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
How many days are equal to 5,760 minutes?
4
Tammy walked dogs for two weeks. The first week, she earned $5.75. The second week, she earned $12.50. Then she babysat for three hours for $7.50 per hour. Finally, she spent $6.25 on a new book. This is the amount of money Tammy had after earning and spending her money.
What is $34.50?
Maggie bought 9 pears for $3.78. She also bought 12 avocados for $1.29 each. She paid with a $50.00 bill. This is the amount of change she received.
What is $.50?
You and a friend are splitting 8 slices of pizza/ How many slices do you get?
4
Amelia baked brownies for a party. After the party, there was 4/5 of the pan leftover. Amelia decided to give her mom 1/2 of what was left. How much did Amelia give to her mom?
4/10 OR 2/5
Samuel combines 32 ounces of apples, 10 ounces of oranges, 16 ounces of strawberries, and 12 ounces of blueberries to make his famous fruit salad. How many cups of fruit salad did Samuel make? (Note: 1 cup = 8 ounces)
8.75
This is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 24.725 inches and a width of 38.25 inches.
What is 125.95 inches?
This is the height of a rectangular prism with a length of 24.2 cm, a width of 12.4 cm and a volume of 2,580.688 cm3.
What is 8.6 cm?
You and 3 friends received 1/2 of a sandwich each. How many sandwiches were there to begin?
2
Ben has a rug that is 2 3/4 ft wide and 1 1/3 ft long. What is the area of his rug?
44/12 or 3 8/12 or 3 4/6 or 3 2/3 square feet