Unit Conversions
Convent 5.60 yards to inches.
(5.6 yards/1)(3 ft/1 yd)(12 in/1 ft)= 202 inches
Convent 126 inches squared to feet squared.
(126 ft2/1)(1 ft/12 in)2= 0.875 ft2
How many inches are in 1.3 miles? (1 mi= 5280 ft)
(1.3 mi/1)(5280 ft/1 mi)(12 in/1 ft)= 82,000 inches
Convert to standard notation:
4.7*10^4
47,000
True or False?
0.00314 >
3.14*10^-5
True
Convent 15.0 cm. to yds.
(15.0 cm/1)(1 in./ 2.54 cm.)(1 ft./12 in.)(1 yd./3 ft.)= 0.164 yds.
How many pounds does 25.8 kilograms weigh? (1 lb=453.6g)
(25.8 mg/1)(1000 g/1 kg)(1 lb/453.6 g)= 56.9 lbs.
DAILY DOUBLE!
How many nanometers are there in 1.25 inches? (1 m= 10^9 nm)
(1.25 in/1)(2.54 cm/1 in.)(1 m/100 cm)(109 nm/1 m)= 3.18*107 nm.
Convert to standard notation:
3.425*10^8
342,500,000
Which is smaller?
700 or
7*10^3
700
A surprise Trivia question
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
DAILY DOUBLE!
Convert 15 cm2 to ft2. (1 in= 2.54 cm)
(15 cm2/1)(1 in/2.54 cm)2(1 ft/ 12 in)2= 0.016 ft2
Convert 3.5 cm3 to in3. (1 in= 2.54 cm)
(3.5 cm3/1)(1 in/2.54 cm)3= 0.21 in3
Convert to scientific notation: 8,000,000
8*10^6
What is 12,888 rounded to the nearest thousands place?
13,000
Convent 1.03* 104 in2 to mi2. (5280 ft= 1 mi)
(10,300 in2/1)(1 ft/12 in)2(1 mi/ 5280 ft)2= 2.57 * 10-6 mi2
A surprise Trivia question
Which country is the largest in the world?
Russia
An object is traveling with a velocity of 98.0 MPH. In inches, how far will it travel in exactly 1 sec? (velocity=distance/time)
Rearrange to this known form: d= (1 sec.)(98 mi/hr) then multiply by (1 hr/3600 sec)(5280 ft/1 mi)(12 in/1 ft)= 1.72 *103 inches.
Convert to scientific notation: 734,239
7.34239*10^5
Ms. Pickett was at the store for 2 hours and 45 minutes. How many total minutes was Ms. Pickett at the store?
165 minutes