How to convert different units of measure

1. by: Gerry Garcia & Matt Hall

2. Introduction
How to….
The AU
The Solar System
Let’s Practice
Quiz Time

4. SOME UNITS ARE TOO SMALL TO
MEASURE BIG THINGS
SOME UNITS ARE TOO BIG TO
MEASURE SMALL THINGS

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10. How to Menu
Metric System Customary System
Length Length
Volume & Volume &
Capacity Capacity
Weight & Weight &
Mass Mass
Time
Examples

11.  10 millimeters (mm) =
1 centimeter (cm)
 100 centimeters (cm) =
1 meter (m)
 1,000 meters (m) = Back to Menu
1 kilometer (km)

12.  1,000 milliliters (mL) =
1 liter (L)
 1,000 liters (L) =
1 kiloliter (kL)
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13.  1,000 milligrams (mg) =
1 gram (g)
 1,000 grams (g) =
1 kilogram (kg)
 1,000 kilograms (kg) =
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1 metric ton (t)

14.  12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
 3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)
 5,280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)
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15.  8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)
 2 cups (c) = 1 pint (pt)
 2 pints (pt)= 1 quart (qt)
 4 quarts (qt) = 1 gallon (gal)
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16.  16 ounces (oz) =
1 pound (lb)
 2,000 pounds (lb) = 1 ton (T)
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17.  60 seconds (s) = 1 minute (min)
 60 minutes (min) = 1 hour (h)
 24 hours (h) = 1 day (d)
 7 days (d) = 1 week (wk)
 52 weeks (wk) = 1 year (yr)
 12 months (mo) = 1 year (yr)
 365 days (d) = 1 year (yr)
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18. It took Sarah’s
family 3 days to
drive from
Meriden, CT. to
Miami, Florida.
How many hours did
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complete the trip?

19. We know that there are 24 hours in one day.
We know it took Sarah’s family 3 days.
To figure out how many hours the trip took, we have to multiply 24
by 3.
Once you complete the calculation, you find out that Sarah’s
family took 72 hours to make the trip.
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20. Peter flew from
Tampa, Florida, to
New York City. His
plane left Tampa at
6:34 A.M. and the
flight took 3 hours 55
minutes.
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was the flight?

21. We know that there are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
3 hours x 60 minutes per hour = 180 minutes.
We know that there are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
180 minutes x 60 seconds = 10,800 seconds.
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23. Sun Earth
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1 Astronomical Unit(AU)

26. How is it done? I can do it
Sun Mercury
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? AU

27. Sun Mercury
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? AU

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Sun Mercury
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? AU

29. 0.386 au
Sun Mercury
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0.386 au
? AU

30. How is it done? I can do it
Sun Venus
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? AU

31. Sun Venus
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? AU

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Sun Venus
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? AU

33. 0.721 au
Sun Venus
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? AU
0.721 au

34. How is it done? I can do it
Sun Mars
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? AU

35. Sun Mars
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? AU

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Sun Mars
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? AU

37. 1.52 au
Sun Mars
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1.52 au
? AU

38. How is it done? I can do it
Jupiter
Sun
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? AU

39. Jupiter
Sun
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? AU

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Jupiter
Sun
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? AU

41. 5.19 au
Jupiter
Sun
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? AU
5.19 au

42. How is it done? I can do it
Sun Saturn
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? AU

43. Sun Saturn
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? AU

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Sun Saturn
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? AU

45. 9 au
Sun Saturn
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?9AU
au

46. How is it done? I can do it
Sun Uranus
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? AU

47. Sun Uranus
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? AU

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Sun Uranus
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? AU

49. 19.13 au
Sun Uranus
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? AU
19.13 au

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Neptune
Sun |----------------------------------|
? AU

51. Neptune
Sun |----------------------------------|
? AU

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Neptune
Sun |----------------------------------|
? AU

53. 29.73 au
Neptune
Sun |----------------------------------|
29.73 au
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54. Length/Distance 1. Jose has a 9 inch Snickers bar.
How many centimeters is his Snickers
1 centimeter = 0.39 inches Bar?
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 meter = 1.09 yards A 28.62
1 kilometer = 0.62 miles
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
B 22.68
1 foot = 0.30 meters
1 yard = 0.91 meters
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers C 22.86
D 26.82

55.  1 in = 2.54 cm
 Multiply 9 x 2.54
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57. Length/Distance 2. Julie threw the paper airplane she
made 7 meters. How many feet did her
1 centimeter = 0.39 inches airplane travel?
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 meter = 1.09 yards A 28.62
1 kilometer = 0.62 miles
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
B 22.67
1 foot = 0.30 meters
1 yard = 0.91 meters
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers C 22.86
D 22.96

58.  1 m = 3.28 ft
 Multiply 7 x 3.28
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60. Length/Distance 3. 7 foot 3 inch UCONN center Hasheem
Thabeet wears a 68.58 centimeter shoe.
1 centimeter = 0.39 inches How many inches are his shoes?
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 meter = 1.09 yards A 13
1 kilometer = 0.62 miles
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
B 20
1 foot = 0.30 meters
1 yard = 0.91 meters
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers C 27
D 30

61.  2.54 cm = 1 in
 Divide 68.58 / 2.54
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63. Weight/Mass (Earth's gravity at sea 4. Stacy’s book bag weighs 23 kilograms
level) when she brings home all her books from
school. How many pounds is this?
1 gram = 0.04 ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds A 28.2
1 ounce = 28.35grams
1 pound = 0.45 kilograms
B 50.6
C 56.4
D 38.8

64.  1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds.
 Multiply 23 x 2.20
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66. We hope that you are now more comfortable
converting units of measure!!