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Unit Conversions With Conversion Factors Practice

This document provides instructions for converting between different units of measurement using conversion factors. It explains the three step process: 1) Write the conversion factors, 2) Write the given unit as a fraction, 3) Multiply the fraction by the conversion factor that cancels out the given unit. Several examples are provided applying this process to convert between inches and feet, feet and yards, and minutes and seconds. Finally, a set of practice problems asks the student to do additional unit conversions between various metric and English units.

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Unit Conversions With Conversion Factors Practice

This document provides instructions for converting between different units of measurement using conversion factors. It explains the three step process: 1) Write the conversion factors, 2) Write the given unit as a fraction, 3) Multiply the fraction by the conversion factor that cancels out the given unit. Several examples are provided applying this process to convert between inches and feet, feet and yards, and minutes and seconds. Finally, a set of practice problems asks the student to do additional unit conversions between various metric and English units.

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Unit Conversions using Conversion Factors

Objective: SWBAT convert between different units of measurement in the Metric and
English systems using conversion factors.

When converting between 2 units of measurement,

1. First, write the 2 conversion factors that describe the relationship between
the given unit of measurement and the unit of measurement that you are
trying to find.

2. Second, write the given unit as a fraction.

3. Third, multiply the given unit by the conversion factor that will cancel out the
given unit.

Examples:

1. 36 in. = _______ ft.


a. Write the 2 conversion factors for this problem.

b. Write the given unit as a fraction.

c. Multiply the given unit fraction by the conversion factor

3. 9 ft. = ________ yd.


a. Write the 2 conversion factors for this problem.

b. Write the given unit as a fraction.

c. Multiply the given unit fraction by the conversion factor

4. 2 min = ________ s
a. Write the 2 conversion factors for this problem.
b. Write the given unit as a fraction.

c. Multiply the given unit fraction by the conversion factor

Unit Conversion Practice:

1.) 60 in. = ______ ft. 2.) 12 ft. = _______ yd.

3.) 3.5 ft. = ________ in. 4.) 2 yd. = ________ ft.

5.) 3 min = __________ s 6.) 90 min = __________ hr.

7.) 2 yd = __________ ft. 8.) 3 m = ___________ cm

9.) 4 m = __________ km 10.) 1.5 days = ________ hr.


Challenge Questions:

11.) 1 hr. = _________ s 12.) 2 yd. = __________ in.

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