USING CONVERSION FACTORS

DO DAY
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:

QUESTION
CALCULATION
ANSWER

EXAMPLE 1
I day is 24 hours
How many hours are there in 2 days

I day is 24 hours

This means that in 2 days, we will have;

2 x24 hours

48 hours

EXAMPLE 2:
I hour is 60 minutes
How many minutes are there in 3 hours

1 hour is 60 minutes

This means that in 3 hours, we will have;

3 x60 minutes

180 minutes
1
1 minute is 60 seconds.

How many seconds are there in 4 minutes

2
A packet of 1 dozen eggs has 12 eggs in it.

How many eggs are there in 4 packets of eggs?

 3
A packet of 1 dozen eggs has 12 eggs in it.

If I have 60 eggs, how many packets will that be?

4
1 molecule of oxygen has 2 atoms of oxygen in it.
How many atoms are in 2 molecules of oxygen?

5
1 molecule of nitrogen has 2 atoms of nitrogen in it, how many atoms of
nitrogen are there in 1 dozen molecules of nitrogen?