Unit Conversions

Metric to Metric (1 step)

100

67 km --> ? m

(67 km/1) x (1000 m/ 1 km) = 67000 m

200

45 cm --> ? m

(45 cm/1) x (1 m/100 cm) = 0.45 m

300

42.3 daL --> ? L

(42.3 daL/1) x (10 L/1 daL) = 423 L

400

0.23 m --> ? km

(0.23 m/1) x (1 km/1000 m) = 0.00023 km

500

84 g --> ? dg

(84 g/1) x (10 dg/1 g) = 840 dg

Metric to Metric (2 step)

100

41 km --> ? cm

(41 km/1) x (1000 m/1 km) x (100 cm/1 m) = 4,100,000 cm

200

23 cm --> ? hm

23 cm x (1 m/100 cm) x (1 hm/ 100 m) = 0.0023 hm

300

45 mg --> ? dg

45 mg x (1 g/1000 mg) x (10 dg/1 g) = 0.45 dg

400

75.3 kL --> ? daL

(75.3 kL/1) x (1000 L/ 1 kL) x (1 daL/10 L) = 7,530 daL

500

6.6 cg --> ? dag

(6.6 cg/1) x (1 g/100 cg) x (1 dag/ 10 g)= 0.0066 dag

Wild Card

100

What is the measurement system used throughout most of the world?

The metric system

200

When you are going from a larger unit to a smaller unit, will you be multiplying or dividing when you set up your equation?

Dividing

300

Name the 6 most common prefixes to the metric unit in order of largest to smallest

Kilo, Hecto, Deka, UNiT, Deci, Centi, Milli

400

If you are going from a large unit to a smaller one, will you be multiplying or dividing when you set up your equation?

Multiplying

500

How many countries in the world do NOT use the metric system?

3

Metric to Customary (1 and 2 step)

100

75 in --> ? cm

(75 in/ 1) x (2.54 cm/ 1 in) = 190.5 cm

200

2 kg --> ? lbs

(2 kg/1) x (2.2 lbs/ 1 kg) = 4.4 lbs

300

If there are 3 ft in a yd, and 1.09 yds in a meter.... how many meters tall is Micheal Jordan if he is 6.5 ft tall?

(6.5 ft/ 1) x (1 yd/3 ft) x (1 meter/ 1.09 yds) = 1.99 meters

400

If Ms. Lennox finds a caterpillar that is 1 ft long, how many cm long is the caterpillar? Remember, there are 12 inches in a foot.

(1 ft/1) x (12 in/1 ft) x (2.54 cm/ 1 in) = 30.48 cm

500

if there are 3.78 liters in a gallon. How many kL are in 288 gallons of gold?

(288 gallons/1) x (3.78 L/1 gallon) x (1 kL/1000 L) = 1.09 kL

Time conversions

100

How many seconds are in 4.5 minutes?

(4.5 minutes/1) x (60 s/1 min) = 270 s

200

How many hours are in 788 minutes?

(788 minutes/1) x (1 hr/ 60 min) = 13.13 hr

300

How many seconds are in 4.5 hours?

(4.5 hours/1) x (60 min/1 hr) x (60 sec/1 min) = 16200 s

400

How many days are in 2 centuries?

2 centuries x (100 yr/1 century) x (365 days/ 1 yr) = 73000 days

500

How many days is 5,000,000 seconds?

(5,000,000 s/1) x (1 min/60 sec) x (1 hr/60 min) x (1 day/24 hr) = 57.87 days