Converting among U.S.

Customary (English) Measurement Units:

Multiply by unit fractions so that the original unit cancels on top and bottom.
12 in. 1 ft 1 qt 2 pt
Unit fractions: or ; or
1 ft 12 in. 2 pt 1 qt
Examples: Convert: 180 min = __________ hr

180 𝑚𝑖𝑛 1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 180

∙ = ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 = 𝟑 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
1 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 60

Convert: 6 gal = __________ qt

6 𝑔𝑎𝑙 4 𝑞𝑡 24
∙ = 𝑞𝑡 = 𝟐𝟒𝒒𝒕
1 1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1

Convert: 30 in. = __________ ft

30 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑓𝑡 30
∙ = 𝑓𝑡 = 𝟐. 𝟓 𝒇𝒕
1 12 𝑖𝑛 12

Convert: 36 oz = __________ lb

36 𝑜𝑧 1 𝑙𝑏 36
∙ = 𝑙𝑏 = 𝟐. 𝟐𝟓 𝒍𝒃
1 16 𝑜𝑧 16

Convert: 1 wk = __________min
We must multiply by several unit fractions to get from weeks to minutes:
Weeks  Days  Hours  Minutes
1 𝑤𝑘 7 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 24 ℎ𝑟 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 10080
∙ ∙ ∙ = min = 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟖𝟎 𝒎𝒊𝒏
1 1 𝑤𝑘 1 𝑑𝑎𝑦 1 ℎ𝑟 1