How to Solve:
1. Read the problem.
2. Write what we know: (ex: 1 foot= 12 inches)
3. If the units in the problem go from:
BIG
small:
small
BIG:
you multiply
you divide
X
Write down What You Know!
Length:
1 foot= 12 inches
1 yard= 3 feet
1 yard=36 inches
1 mile= 5, 280 yards
Multiply
Big to small:
small to Big:
or Divide
multiply
divide
5 feet =________inches
12 inches=________feet
99 feet=________yards
1,760 yards=__________miles
?
You Choose:
56 yards =___________feet
multiply
divide
900 yards=_________miles
multiply
divide
111 inches=_________feet
multiply
divide
50 miles=___________yards
multiply
divide
Calculator Practice
Multiplication
10 X 5 =________
34 X 12=________
Division
Type the BIG number first!
36
6=_______
99/3=_________
Let’s Practice
large to small:
small to large:
multiply
divide
3 feet=_________inches
1. What we know: 1 foot = 12 inches
2. Problem goes from BIG(feet) to small (inches)
so we multiply
12 X 3 =___________ inches
Let’s Practice:
large to small:
small to large:
multiply
divide
24 feet= _________yards
1. What we know: 1 yard = 3 feet
2. Problem goes from small (feet) to BIG(yards) so we
divide.
3. Divide: 24
3
Let’s Practice:
5 feet = ______inches
1.What the we know: _________________
2.Problem goes from BIG(feet) to small (inches)
so we multiply.
Let’s Practice
36 inches =___________feet
1. We know:_________________
2. Problem goes from ______ to ______so we
____________
3 feet
9 feet
22 feet
One more…
9 yards =_________feet
1. What we know:__________________
2. Problem goes from _______to _________ so we
___________
66 feet
45 feet
27feet
You Try:
60 inches =______________feet
5 feet
6 feet
9 feet
You Try:
99 feet=__________yards
55
yards
33
yards
65
yards
You Try!
2 miles =_________yards
4,940
yards
500
yards
3,520
yards
Word Problem
If I walked 60 yards yesterday.
How many feet did I walk?
1. We know: 1 yard = 3 feet
2. Problem goes from BIG (yards) to small
(feet) so we divide
40 feet
60 feet
30 feet
You Try:
A basketball goal is 10 feet tall.
How many inches is that?
40 inches
100 inches
120 inches
Any Questions?
Now You will try some on your
own!
Sorry Wrong Answer 
10 feet=____________inches
1.) We know: 1 foot = 12 inches
2.) It’s going from BIG to small, so we
MULTIPLY
12 X 10 =________
Go Back
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Keep Going!
Sorry Wrong Answer 
36 inches =___________feet
1. We know: 1 foot = 12 inches
2. Problem goes from small to big so we
DIVIDE
36 divided by 12=
Try Again
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Try Another
Sorry Wrong Answer 
9 yards =__________feet
1. What we know: 1 yard= 3 feet
2. Problem goes from BIG to small so we MULTIPLY
9 yards X 3 feet = ______
Try Again
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Try Another
Sorry Wrong Answer 
60 inches =______________feet
1. We know: 1 foot = 12 inches
2. Goes from small to BIG. So we DIVIDE
60 divided by 12
Try Again
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Try Another
Sorry Wrong Answer 
99 feet=__________yards
1. We know: 1 yard = 3 feet
2. Problem goes from small to BIG, so we divide
99 divided by 3
Try Again
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Try Another
Sorry Wrong Answer 
2 miles =_________yards
1. We know: 1 mile = 1,760 yards
2. Problem goes from BIG to small so we multiply
Try Again
EXCELLENT! You got it right!
Let’s Try Word
Problems
Sorry Wrong Answer 
If I walked 60 yards yesterday. How many feet did
I walk?
1.We know: 1 yard = 3 feet
2. Problem goes from BIG (yards) to small (feet)
so we divide
Try Again
WOW! You got it right!
Back!