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This assignment focuses on understanding and converting between various measurement units, including length, time, mass, weight, and volume. It includes practical problems and real-world examples such as cooking measurements and fuel economy conversions. Students are instructed to submit their work in a neatly formatted PDF with detailed steps and explanations.

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Assignment Units and Their Conversions (QR 1)

This assignment focuses on understanding and converting between various measurement units, including length, time, mass, weight, and volume. It includes practical problems and real-world examples such as cooking measurements and fuel economy conversions. Students are instructed to submit their work in a neatly formatted PDF with detailed steps and explanations.

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Assignment#1: Units and Their Conversions

Objective:

This assignment aims to help you understand different units across measurement systems (SI and
non-SI units) and practice converting between them.

Questions:

1. Basic Unit Conversion (Length)

Convert the following:


a) 5 kilometers (km) to meters (m)
b) 12 feet (ft) to inches (in)
c) 10 miles (mi) to kilometers (km) (1 mile = 1.60934 km)
d) 50 centimeters (cm) to millimeters (mm)

2. Time Conversion

Solve the following:


a) Convert 4 hours and 30 minutes to seconds.
b) A race lasts 2 hours 15 minutes. How many total minutes is that?
c) How many weeks are there in 10,000 hours?

3. Mass and Weight Conversions

Use appropriate conversion factors:

 1 kg = 2.20462 lbs
 1 metric ton = 1000 kg
 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)

Convert:
a) 75 kilograms (kg) to pounds (lbs)
b) 5000 grams (g) to kilograms (kg)
c) 3 metric tons to pound

4. Volume Conversion

Solve the following:


a) 3 liters (L) to milliliters (mL)
b) 5 gallons (US) to liters (1 gallon = 3.78541 L)
c) 2500 mL to cubic centimeters (cm³)

5. Word Problem on Units

A car travels at a speed of 90 km/h. How far will it travel in:


a) 2.5 hours?
b) Convert your answer from kilometers to meters.
c) If the same journey were made at 60 mph, what would the time taken be in hours? (1 mile =
1.60934 km)

6. Word Problem on Units

A car travels at a speed of 90 km/h. How far will it travel in:


a) 2.5 hours?
b) Convert your answer from kilometers to meters.
c) If the same journey were made at 60 mph, what would the time taken be in hours? (1 mile =
1.60934 km)

7. Conversion Between SI and Non-SI Units

Identify the SI units for the following and convert them to non-SI units if applicable:
a) 25 meters to feet (1 m = 3.28084 ft)
b) 100 kg to ounces
c) 10 liters to US quarts (1 L = 1.05669 qt)

Real world examples:

1. Cooking Measurements

You are following an American recipe, but your kitchen uses the metric system.

 The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. Convert this to milliliters (mL) (1 cup = 240 mL).
 It also needs 1 pound of butter. Convert this to grams (g) (1 lb = 453.592 g).

2. Fuel Economy Conversion

A car’s fuel efficiency is advertised as 30 miles per gallon (mpg). What is this in kilometers
per liter (km/L)?
(1 mile = 1.60934 km, 1 gallon = 3.78541 L)
3. Medicine Dosage Calculation

A child weighing 20 kg needs a dose of 5 mg per kg of body weight. How much medication (in
mg) should the child receive?

Instructions:

 Format: Submit your work as a neatly formatted PDF with steps and explanations for
each answer.
 Tools: You may use a calculator or programming language (Python, Excel) to assist with
the calculations.
 Deadline:
 Grading: Marks will be awarded for correctness, presentation, and clear explanation of
steps.

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