GRADE 7 MATH WEEK 2 (LESSON 1)

English to English Conversion of fluid ounce =1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint 12 inches 1 foot
2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts, 1 gallon
16 ounces, 1 pound 1 ton is 2000 pounds
1 yard = to 3 feet 1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 yard is 36 inches 1 mile is 5,280 feet

Here are the common prefixes used in the Metric System:

WORD SYMBOL MEANING

Kilometer km 1000 meters
Hectometers hm 100 meters
Dekameters da 10 meters
Meter m 1 meter
Decimeter dm 0.1 meter
Centimeter cm 0.01
Millimeter mm 0.001 meter

Temperature
0
C = (5/9)(0F – 32) C Celsius
0
F = (9/5)(0C) + 32 F Fahrenheit
K = 0C + 273.15 K Kelvin

Example 1.
Convert 144 inches to yard

Solution: To convert 144 inches to yards, yards should appear in the

numerator and inches in the denominator. We use the unit fraction and proceed as follows:

144in. = 144 in • 1 yd= 144 yd = 4 yd

1 36 in 36
Example 2.
Convert 2 miles into inches:

Example 4. Convert 0.3 g = mg

Solution: Start from the decimal point and move three places to the right to obtain mg.
Thus, 0.3g = 300 mg

Example 5. Convert 1000C to 0F: Formula: 0F = 9/5 (0C) +

32
Solution: = 9/5 (100) + 32
= 900/5 +32
= 180+32
= 2120F

Example 6. Convert 15 days to hours

Solution: 24 hours = 1 day
15 days x 24 hours = 360 hours
1day

Thus, 15 days = 360 hours

English to English Conversion of Units

*These conversion factors may be used to convert from one unit to another.
Just remember that you are converting one unit to another so cancelling same
units would guide you in how to use your conversion factors.

*From higher to lower metric unit, move the decimal point to the right according to the
difference of steps

*From lower to higher metric unit, move the decimal point to the left according to the difference of
steps

*Converting from one unit to another is dividing a value by

the same value would be equal to one
 *The conversion factors may be used to convert from one unit to another. Just remember that
you are converting from one unit to another by cancelling the same units.

GRADE 7 MATH WEEK 2 (LESSON 2)

PROBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING CONVERSION OF MEASUREMENTS

EXAMPLE 1:

The human body has 45 miles of nerves. How long is this in feet?

Solution:
45 miles x 5280 ft. = 237,600 ft.
1 mile

Thus, the human body has 237,600 feet of nerves.

EXAMPLE 2:

A person breaths 105 gallon of air in one hour. How many quarts of air a person breath in one minute?

Solution:
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. A person breaths or 1.75 gallon of air in a minute.

Change 1.75 gallon to quarts. Use the unit fraction and proceed as follows:

1.75 gallon x 4 quarts = 7 quarts

1 gallon

Thus, a person breaths 7 quarts of air in a minute.

EXAMPLE 3:

The average person’s total skin would weigh about 2,700 grams if collected into one mass. What is the weight in
pounds of an average person’s total skin if collected into one mass?

Solution:
2,700 grams = __________ lb.

Change grams to kilograms: 2,700 grams x 1 kilograms = 2.7 kilograms

1000 grams

Change kilograms to pounds: 2.7 lb. x 2.2 lb. = 5.94 lb.

1 kg.

Therefore, the weight in pounds of an average person’s total skin if collected into one mass is 5.94 pounds.

EXAMPLE 4:

Seawater contains 3.5 g of salt per liter. How many grams of salt are there in 2,000 mL of seawater?

Solution:
3.5 g of salt per liter is the same as 3.5 g of salt per 1,000 mL (1L= 1000 mL).
Hence, there is 2 x 3.5 (or 7 g) of salt in 2,000 mL of seawater.
LEARNING TASK :

LESSON 1

I. Answer the following items, using conversion factors in English System of Measurement. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 15 ft to in: ____________

2. Convert 8 yd to ft: ____________
3. Convert 20 inches to ft: _______

II. Answer the following items, using conversion factors in Metric System of Measurement. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 43mi to km: _____________

2. Convert 8 m to km: ______________
3. Convert 12mm to cm: ___________

III. Answer the following items. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 100 kg to g: _____________

2. Convert 10 metric ton to kg: ______
3. Convert 20 oz to lb: _______________

LESSON 2

Answer the following items. Show your solution.

1. How long will it take a bus to travel 90 km at a speed of 25 km/hr? Convert your answer in minutes

2. Aling Nena paid P180.00 for 3 ½ m of linen. How many meters of the same material can she purchase with
P450.00? How many is this in cm?

3. Sarah is running in a 42-mile marathon. How many more feet does Sarah need to run if she has already
covered64, 240 yards?

4. How much water, in cubic centimeters, can a cubical water tank hold if it has an edge of 3 meters?

5. How much water, in cubic centimeters, can a cubical water tank hold if it has an edge of 5 meters?