1 Step Unit Conversion Probs: ____/10 (CW)

Multi-Step & Complex Unit Conversion Probs: ____/10 (CW)

Name: Wellaine Lorithy G. Ramirez____ Date: _____09-04-23____

Standard vs Metric & Converting Units

Prefixes: 1000 mm = 1 m 100 cm = 1 m 1000 m = 1 km 1000 g = 1 kg 1000 mL = 1 L

Length: 3.28 ft = 1 m 5280 ft = 1 mi 3 ft = 1 yd 12 in = 1 ft
Time: 60 sec = 1 min 60 min = 1 hr 24 hrs = 1 day Mass/Weight: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs

Convert the following:

Single Step Problems:

1) 50 kilograms (kg) → # lbs (Ans: 110 lbs)

2.2 𝑙𝑏𝑠
50𝑘𝑔( 1 𝑘𝑔
) = 110 lbs 𝟏𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

2) 100 ft → # meters (m) (Ans: 30.5 m)

1𝑚
100ft (3.28 𝑓𝑡)= 30.5 𝟑. 𝟎𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

3) 0.25 kilograms (kg) → # grams (g) (Ans: 250 g)

1000 𝑔 1000 𝑔
0.25 𝑘𝑔 (0.25 𝑘𝑔) = 0.25 𝑘𝑔 = 250𝑔 𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

4) 8900 millimeters (mm) → # meters (m) (Ans: 8.9 m)

1𝑚
8900 𝑚𝑚 (1000 𝑚𝑚) = 8.9 𝟎. 𝟖𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

Multi-Step Problems:
5) 3 days → # min (Ans: 4320 min)

24 ℎ𝑟 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛
3 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 (1 𝑑𝑎𝑦) ( 1ℎ
) = 4320 𝟒𝟑𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

6) 19 yards → # meters (Ans: 17.4 m)

3 𝑓𝑡 1𝑚 57
19 𝑦 ( 1 𝑦 ) (3.28 𝑓𝑡) = 3.28 = 17.4 𝟏. 𝟕𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏
 Prefixes: 100 cm = 1 m 1000 m = 1 km ← Can substitute m (meters) for g (grams)
Length: 3.28 ft = 1 m 5280 ft = 1 mi 3 ft = 1 yd 12 in = 1 ft
Time: 60 sec = 1 min 60 min = 1 hr 24 hrs = 1 day Mass/Weight: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs

7) 10.5 miles → # km (Ans: 16.9 km)

5280 𝑓𝑡 1𝑚 1 𝑘𝑚 55440
10.5 𝑚𝑖 ( 1 𝑚𝑖
) (3.28 𝑓𝑡) (1000 𝑚) = 3280
= 16.9 𝟏. 𝟔𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏

8) 5 km → # mi (Ans: 3.1 mi)

1 𝑘𝑚 3.28 𝑓𝑡 1 𝑚𝑖 16.4
5 𝑘𝑚 ( )( )( ) = = 3.1 𝟑. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔
1000 𝑚 1𝑚 5280 𝑓𝑡 5280000

More Complex Problems:

9) 8 𝑚𝑖→ # 𝑘𝑚 (Ans: 0.0036 km/sec)
ℎ𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑐

8 𝑚𝑖 5280 𝑓𝑡. 1𝑚 1 𝑘𝑚 ℎ 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 42240

( )( )( )( )( ) = = 0.0036 𝟑. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑
ℎ𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖 3.28 𝑓𝑡 1000 𝑚 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐 11808000

10) 21.5 𝑓𝑡 → # 𝑚 (Ans: 23,598 m/hr)

𝑠𝑒𝑐 ℎ𝑟

21.5 𝑓𝑡 1 𝑚 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 77400

( )( )( ) = = 23598 𝟐𝟑𝟓𝟗. 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏
𝑠𝑒𝑐 3.28 𝑓𝑡 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 1 ℎ𝑟 3.28

11) Velocity of a rocket required to reach space is 7.9 𝑘𝑚 . Convert to mph.

𝑠𝑒𝑐
(Ans: 17,667 mph)
7.9 𝑘𝑚 1 𝑘𝑚 3.28 𝑓𝑡 1 𝑚𝑖 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝟏
(
𝑠𝑒𝑐 1000 𝑚
)( 1 𝑚 )(5280 𝑓𝑡)( 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 )( 1 ℎ𝑟 )= 17667 𝟏𝟕𝟔𝟔. 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎

12) Satellites farther away from Earth travel at slower speeds than closer ones. The
International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit (satellite), about 250 miles above the
earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel at 7,777.8 𝑚. Convert this to mph.
7777.8 𝑚 1 𝑘𝑚 1 𝑚𝑖 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑠
(1000𝑚)(1.61 𝑘𝑚)( 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 )( 1 ℎ𝑟 ) = 17,394 mph 1739.4× 𝟏𝟎𝟏
(Ans: 17,394 mph)