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285,120 inches are equal to _______ miles. Fill in the blank.
1 mi = 5,280 ft X 12
= 63360 in
285,120 / 63360 = 4.5 mi
1,580 milliliters (mL) is equal to how many liters (L)?
1580 mL /1000 = 1.58 L
You are 5 feet tall. What is your height in meters (m)?
1 ft = 30 cm 1ft = .3 M
.3 M X 5 = 1.5 M
0.5 kilograms (kg) is equal to how many ounces? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
1 lb = .45 kg = 16 oz
.5 kg / X oz = .45 kg / 16 oz
.45 X = .5 X 16
.45 X = 8
X = 17.7777 = 17.8 oz
If you are at sea level, water boils at 212 ̊ F.
What is this temperature in degrees Celsius?
C = 5/9(F - 32)
C = 5/9( 212 - 32)
C = 5/9( 180)
C = 900/9 = 100
You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room measures 12 feet by 10 feet. Remember, Area = Length × Width. How many square feet of carpet will you need?
A = 12 X 10 = 120 ft2
2.5 milligrams is equivalent to how many grams?
2.5 mg /1000 = .0025 g
45 centimeters is equivalent to how many inches?
1 in = 2.54 cM
45 cM X (1 in / 2.54 cM) = 45 cM / 2.54 cM
= 17.716 in
The speed limit on a road in Canada is 70 kilometers per hour. What is this speed in miles per hour? Round your answer to the nearest mile per hour.
1 mi = 1.6 kM
70 kM X (1 mi / 1.6 kM)
= 43.75 mi = 44 mph
The soldering iron’s highest temperature setting is 205°C. What is the soldering iron’s temperature in Fahrenheit?
F = 9/5(C) + 32
F = 9/5(205) + 32
F = 369 + 32 = 401
You want to order carpet for an area in your house. The room's area is 120 ft2. The carpet is sold in square yards. How many square yards of carpet will you need? If your answer has a decimal, round up to the next whole number.
If each square yard of carpet costs $30.25, how much will the carpet cost you?
1 yd2 = 9 ft2
120 ft2 / 9 = 13.3 = 14 yd2
14 x $30.25 = $423.50
85 kilometers is equivalent to how many meters?
85 kM X 1000 = 85,000 M
An adolescent has a weight of 127 pounds. The doctor requires you to record the patient’s weight in kilograms. Convert 127 pounds to kilograms.
1 lb. = .45 kG
127 lb X ( .45 kG / 1 lb ) = 57.15 kg
50 liters is equivalent to how many quarts?
1 qt = .95 L
50 L X (1 qt /.95L) = 52.63 qts.
Two hours is equivalent to how many seconds?
2 hours X 60 min X 60 Secs = 7200 secs
Janet purchases an activity tracker to record her steps. Her goal is to walk 10,000 steps each day. She measures her average step length to be 30 inches.
If she walks 10,000 steps in a day, how many miles will she walk? Round to the nearest tenth.
10,000 steps - in 30 in X 10,000 = 300,000 in
1 mi = 5,280 ft X 12 in = 63360 in
300,000 in /63360 in = 4.73 mi = 4.7 mi
Put these measurements in order from smallest to largest: 9000 mL, 0.048 kL, 4.8 L
Convert to L
9000 mL /1000 = 9 L
.048 kL X 1000 = 48 L
4.8 L , 9000 mL, .048 kL
Paul is 2 meters tall and Raymond is 6 feet tall. Who is taller?
1 ft = 30 cm
6 ft X 30 cm = 180 cm
180 cm / 100 = 1.8 M
Paul is 2 M so he is taller
4 square meters is equivalent to how many square yards?
1 yd2 = .8 M2
4 M X ( 1 yd2 / .8 M2 ) =
4 M2 / .8 M2 = 5 yd2
You are on a business trip in Great Britain. Great Britain uses the pound for currency. The exchange rate is 1 British Pound is equivalent to $1.46. If you exchange $100 for British pounds, how many pounds will you receive?
$100 / X pounds = $1.46 / 1 pound
$1.46 X = $100 X 1 pound
$1.46 X = $100
$1.46 X /$1.46 = $100 / $1.46 = 68.493 = 68.49 pounds
Janet purchases an activity tracker to record her steps. When she runs her average step length is 36 inches.
1 mi = 5,280 ft x 12 in
= 63360 in
1 step = 36 in
63360 in /36 in =1760 steps
The owner of the plant nursery where you work tells you to fill 350 milliliter bottles from a 30 liter drum of fertilizer. How many 350 milliliter bottles should you bring from the supply room? If your answer has a decimal, round up to the next whole number.
350 mL = .35L
30 L / .35 l = 85.7 = 86
A freight carrier charges $0.57 for a package weighing up to one ounce plus and additional $0.32 for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. A company is shipping a package weighing 224 grams. What is the weight of the package in ounces?
1 oz = 28 g
224 g X (1 oz / 28 g) = 224 g / 28 g = 8 oz
$ .57 for first oz + ($.32 X 7) = $.57 + $ 2.24
= $2.81
A person from London, England wants to purchase some paint from you, but they are only familiar with metric measurements. They say they need 7 liters of paint. How many gallons do they need? If your answer has a decimal, round up to the next whole number.
1 gallon = 3.8 L
7 L X ( 1gal / 3.8 L) = 7 L / 3.8 L = 1.842 gallons
= 2 gallons
Most states categorize possession of cocaine charges by weight. Possessing over 1/2 oz is a class B felony.
If a suspect is in possession of 20 grams of cocaine how many ounces does he possess? What will be the charge with a class B felony?
1 oz = 28 g
20 g X (1 oz/ 28 g ) = .714 oz
.714 oz > .5 oz so will be charged with a class B felony