7-2 Convert measures
1. About 20 kiloliters of donated blood is
used each day in the U.S. and Canada. How
many liters are equal to 20 kiloliters?
7. Convert 1,447 grams to kilograms.
8. Convert 14,400 seconds to hours.
2. Convert 30,900 milliliters to liters.
9. Convert 4.4 meters to centimeters.
3. There are 28 days in February. How many
minutes is equal to 28 days?
10. Convert 4 cups to fluid ounces.
11, Convert 25 grams to milligrams
4. Convert 4.25 hours to minutes.
6. Convert 3,500,000 centimeters to
kilometers.
12. . The height from the base to the torch of
the Statue of Liberty is 46.5 meters. How
many millimeters are equal to 46.5 meters?
Convert measures Open ended
Paul completed a full marathon, which is 26.2 miles, in a time of 2 hours 42 minutes 43 seconds. How many
seconds is equal to 2 hours 42 minutes 43 seconds? Show and explain your work.
There are 5,280 feet in a mile. What was Paul’s speed measured in feet per second? Show and explain your
work.
Explanations
5. First, determine the number of pounds
that can be formed from 79 ounces.
1.
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound, so there are
4 pounds in
79 ounces.
Next, find the number of ounces left after 64
ounces are subtracted from 79 ounces.
Therefore, 79 ounces is equal to 4 pounds
15 ounces.
2. There are 1,000 milliliters in 1 liter.
6. First, convert 3,500,000 centimeters to
meters. There are 100 centimeters in 1
meter.
Therefore, 3,090 milliliters equal 30.9 liters.
3.
Next, convert 35,000 meters to kilometers.
There are 1,000 meters in
1 kilometer.
Therefore, 3,500,000 centimeters is equal to
35 kilometers.
7. There are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram.
4. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
Therefore, 4.25 hours is equal to 255
minutes.
Therefore, 1,447 grams is equal to 1.447
kilograms.
8. First, convert 14,400 seconds to minutes.
There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
Next, convert 240 minutes to hours. There
are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
Therefore, 14,400 seconds is equal to 4
hours.
9. There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter.
Therefore, 4.4 meters is equal to 440
centimeters.
10. There are 8 fluid ounces in 1 cup.
Therefore, 4 cups equal 32 fluid ounces.
11. There are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram.
Therefore, 25 grams is equal to 25,000
milligrams.
12.