Herrera, Alexandra September 9, 2020

STEM 12-A Activity 1

Object 1- Ballpen

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Measure 5 8 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 5.375 𝑖𝑛
1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
5.375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
5.375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟒𝟕𝟗 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
5.375 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟏𝟑. 𝟔𝟓𝟐𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
5.375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟏𝟑𝟔. 𝟓𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚
5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
5.375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟏𝟑𝟔 𝟓𝟐𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚𝑚
 Object 2- Sunglasses

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Measure 5 8 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 5.625 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
5.625 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟒𝟗 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
5.625 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟒𝟔𝟖𝟕 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
5.625 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟏𝟒. 𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
5.625 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟏𝟒𝟐. 𝟖𝟕𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
5.625 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟏𝟒𝟐 𝟖𝟕𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 3- Matchbox

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Measure 225 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 2.16 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
2.16 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟒𝟗 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
2.16 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟖 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
2.16 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟓. 𝟒𝟖𝟔𝟒 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
2.16 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟓𝟒. 𝟖𝟔𝟒 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
2.16 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟓𝟒 𝟖𝟔𝟒 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 4- Picture Frame

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Measure 1016 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 10.9375 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
10.9375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟕𝟕𝟖 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
10.9375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟏𝟏𝟓 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
10.9375 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟐𝟕. 𝟕𝟖𝟏𝟑 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
10.9375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟐𝟕𝟕. 𝟖𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
10.9375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟐 𝟕𝟕𝟖 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 5- Color Pencil

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Measure 78 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 7.875 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
7.875 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
7.875 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟓𝟔𝟐 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
7.875 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟐𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
7.875 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟐𝟎𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
7.875 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 6- Brush

Measure 6 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
6 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓𝟐𝟒 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
6 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟓 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
6 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟏𝟓. 𝟐𝟒 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
6 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟏𝟓𝟐. 𝟒 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
6 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟏𝟓𝟐 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 7- Box

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Measure 38 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 3.125 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
3.125 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟕𝟗𝟒 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
3.125 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟔𝟎𝟒 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
3.125 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟕. 𝟗𝟑𝟕𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
3.125 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟕𝟗. 𝟑𝟕𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
3.125 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟕𝟗 𝟑𝟕𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 8- Perfume

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Measure 24 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 2.75 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
2.75 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟗𝟖 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
2.75 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟗𝟏 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
2.75 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟔. 𝟗𝟖𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
2.75 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟔𝟗. 𝟖𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
2.75 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟔𝟗 𝟖𝟓𝟎 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 9- Calculator

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Measure 68 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 6.375 𝑖𝑛

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
6.375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟗 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
6.375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟑𝟏𝟑 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
6.375 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟏𝟔. 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟓 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
6.375 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟏𝟔𝟏. 𝟗𝟐𝟓 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
6.375 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟏𝟔𝟏 𝟗𝟐𝟓 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
 Object 10- Book

Measure 10 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠

1. Inches to Meter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚
10 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟓𝟒 𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚

2. Inches to Feet
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚 3.2808 𝑓𝑡
10 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟎. 𝟖𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑖𝑛 100 𝑐𝑚 1𝑚

3. Inches to Centimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚
10 𝑖𝑛 × = 𝟐𝟓. 𝟒 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛

4. Inches to Millimeter
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚
10 𝑖𝑛 × × = 𝟐𝟓𝟒 𝒎𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚

5. Inches to Micrometer
Solution:
2.54 𝑐𝑚 10 𝑚𝑚 1000 𝜇𝑚
10 𝑖𝑛 × × × = 𝟐𝟓𝟒 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝝁𝒎
1 𝑖𝑛 1 𝑐𝑚 1 𝑚𝑚
PROBLEM SOLVING.
Answer the problems below and include your complete solution.
1. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venenzuela, with a total drop
of 979.0 m. Express this drop in feet.

3.2808 𝑓𝑡
979.0 𝑚 × = 𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟏. 𝟗𝟒𝟐𝟑 𝒇𝒕
1𝑚

2. Express the speed limit of 65 miles/hour in terms of meters/second.

𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 1.6093 𝑘𝑚 100 𝑚 1ℎ 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛

65 × × × × = 𝟐𝟗. 𝟎𝟓𝟔𝟖 𝒎/𝒔
ℎ𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖 1 𝑘𝑚 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐

a. (volume) 28.5 L = ________𝜇𝑚3

Solution:

1𝑚3 1 × 1018 𝜇𝑚3

28.5 𝐿 × × 3
= 𝟐. 𝟖𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟔 𝝁𝒎𝟑
1000 𝐿 1𝑚

b. (speed) 80 km/h =________ft/s

Solution:

80 𝑘𝑚 1000 𝑚 1 𝑓𝑡 1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
× × × × = 𝟕𝟐. 𝟗𝟎𝟕𝟔 𝒇𝒕/𝒔
1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑘𝑚 0.3048 𝑚 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑠

c. (mass) 24 Gg =__________lb
Solution:

1000000 𝑘𝑔 2.2046 𝑙𝑏
24 𝐺𝑔 × × = 𝟓𝟐 𝟗𝟎𝟎 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝒍𝒃𝒔
1 𝐺𝑔 1 𝑘𝑔

3. A jeepney tried to overtake a car. The jeepney moves at 40 km/hour: convert this
to the British system feet per second.
Solution:

40 𝑘𝑚 1000 𝑚 1 𝑓𝑡 1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
× × × × = 𝟑𝟔. 𝟒𝟓𝟑𝟖 𝒇𝒕/𝒔
1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑘𝑚 0.3048 𝑚 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑠