Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
Section 1.2 Extra Practice (optional)
1. What reading is shown on the imperial ruler
below at points A, B, C, and D?
b) The width of a calculator is
9
ft.
32
(nearest eighth of an inch)
5. According to Guinness World Records, the
longest total length of the fingernails for a
female is 9
3. Convert each measurement to the unit
indicated.
11
yd.
24
a) Convert the measurement to the nearest
half of an inch.
a) 72 inches = ____________ feet
b) 3 miles = __________ feet
b) Calculate the average length of each
fingernail, to the nearest inch.
c) 5' 10" = ___________ inches
d) 4400 yards = _________ miles
e) 500 inches = ______________ feet and
_________ inches
4. Convert each measurement to the unit
indicated.
a) Mount Everest is 29 028 ft high.
(nearest quarter of a mile)
6. In the diagram, the
window on top is
semicircular. The
rectangular window in the
middle measures 28 in. by
55 in. The two side
windows measure 16 in.
by 55 in. Calculate the
perimeter of the windows.
Express your answer in
feet and inches.
7. On a recent trip to Butchart Gardens in
Victoria, BC, Mary took a photograph of a
flower that measures 4 in. by 6 in. She wants
to enlarge a copy of the photo for the frame
below.
b) By what scale factor will Mary need to
enlarge the photo?
c) Calculate the dimensions of the enlarged
photo.
a) What is the length of the unknown side of
Mary’s frame? Hint: You will need to
use a ruler.
Section 1.2 Extra Practice
1. A 
3
4
in. B  1
13
16
in. C  2
13
16
in. D  4
3. a) 6 feet b) 15 840 feet c) 70 inches
1
miles e) 41 feet 8 inches
2
3
1
4. a) 5 miles b) 3 inches
8
2
1
5. a) 340 inches b) 34 inches
2
1
6. perimeter = 20 feet
2
1
1
1
7
7. a) 7 in. b) 1.875 = 1 c) 7 in. by 11 in.
2
2
4
8
d) 2
5
8
in.