Distance Measurement
1 mile in yards, feet and kilometers.
What is 1760 meters, 5280 feet and 1.609 kilometers?
1 pound in ounces
16 ounces
16 ounces in pounds (lbs)
1 pound (lbs)
This is how many fluid ounces are in 1 cup.
16 fluid ounces
. 5 feet in inches
.5 (feet) x 12 (inches per foot) = 6 inches
Joey is losing weight by eating a salad for lunch everyday. He weighed himself in November at 215 lbs and yesterday at 212 lbs. Joey lost this much weight in ounces.
3 (lbs) x 16 (ounces) = 48 ounces.
Mr. M is making a big pudding for the class. The recipe calls for 1 pint of milk but Mr. M only has measuring cups. This is how many cups of milk Mr. M will need for the recipe.
1 gallon = 2 cups
Dr. K is given an American bicycle which has a broken tire measuring 19 inches. This is the size of a European bike tire (centimeters) that would fit the American bike.
19 inches (in) x 2.54 centimeters (cm) = 48.26 centimeters
5,280 feet in miles
What is 1 mile?
If a regular Toyota Corolla weighs roughly one ton, and a Toyota tundra weighs rough 2.5 times a Corrolla, this is how many tons does the truck weighs. Additionally, this is how many pounds the truck weighs.
1 ton = 2,000 lbs
Corrolla: 1 ton x truck: 2.5 = 2.5 tons
2.5 tons x 2000 lbs (per ton) = 5,000 pounds (lbs)
Mr. M gives Mr. L a shopping list for the classroom. Mr. M requests 3 gallons of milk but Wing's Market only has quarts of milk on hand. How many quarts of milk should Mr. L buy?
1 gallon = 4 quarts
3 gallons x 4 quarts (per gallon) = 12 quarts
You are 18 and just got an awesome job at Home Depot because you worked so hard in the Expedition Classroom. Your job is to measure boards for customers who come in and request them.
A customer comes in an "Hey man, I, like, need a big board that measures 97 inches. However, you only have a rule that measures in ft.
This is how many feet this board will need to be.
This is how many meters if you only had a meter ruler.
97 (in)/12 (in per foot) = 8.03 ft.
97 (in)/39.37 (in per meter) = 2.46 (roughly)
Mr. L loves to run and is training for a 5k race (5 kilometers). This is how many miles Mr. L will need to run in the race ...
5 kilometers x .62 (miles per kilometer) = 3.1 miles
1 mile=.62 kilometers
1 ton = 2,000 lbs
2000 lbs - 12 lbs = 1988 lbs
Mr. M gives Mr. L a shopping list for the classroom. Mr. M requests 10 quarts of milk but Wing's Market only has gallons of milk on hand. How many gallons of milk should Mr. L buy to have at least 10 quarts of milk?
1 gallon = 4 quarts
10 quarts/4 quarts (per gallon) = 2.5 gallons
Mr. L will need to buy at least 3 gallons of milk.
Mr. L is 6ft. 4 inches tall. His oldest student is 5ft. 5 inches. this student says to Mr. L "Mark my words ye' foul teacher of darkness, I shall be taller than ye' by time I've turned 18". This is how many more inches with this student need to grow in the next two years when they turn 18.
This is how much it is in feet.
6ft. 4 inches = 72 inches (12x6) + 4 inches = 76 in.
5ft. 5 inches = 60 inches (5x12) + 5 inches = 65 in.
76 in. - 65 in. = 11 inches.
11 inches/ 12 inches per foot = .916 feet (roughly)
Jerry is 7ft tall and wears a size 19 sneaker. The length of his foot is about one foot (measurement). Jerry is running on the treadmill but mete measuring miles is broken. If Jerry wants to run 2.25 miles, this is how man steps Jerry will take.
11,880 feet
Gold dust is so expensive that you can only buy it in kilograms. If the seller told you that the gold was $4,056 per kilogram, and you bought .67 lbs of gold dust, this is how many kilograms you will end up buying and for how much.
1 pound = .454
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
.67 lbs/2.2 lbs = roughly .304 kilograms
or
.67 lbs x .454 kilograms = .304 kilograms
.304 kilograms x 4056 = $1233.75 (roughly)
If an Olympic size swimming pool is about 660,000 gallons of water, this is the same amount in liters and in quarts.
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 liter = .264 gallons
1 gallon = 3.758 liters
660,000 gallons x 4 (qt. per gallon) = 2,640,000
660,000 gallons/.264 liters (per gallon) = 2,500,000 liters
or
660,000 gallons x 3.785 liters = 2,498,100 (roughly the same)
You are looking for a truck (yah bud) and you find this wicked cool 2011 Dodge Ram Diesel ya buddy is selling. Your previous truck (gasoline) had an 15 gallon tank but this one has a 13 gallon tank.
If Gasoline is $2.31 per gallon and diesel is $2.59 per gallon, the truck that will cost more money to fill up will be the
15 gallons x $2.31 = $34.65 (Gasoline)
13 gallons x $2.59 = $33.67 (Diesel)
The gasoline truck costs more, get that DIESEL BUD!