CSKLS 371: Supplement
for HomeworkV
Homework V: Supplemental Homework Problems
Solve these additional problems. Be sure to show your work and write your final answers on the Homework
S answer sheet (on the third column). Refer to the previous pages of this Supplement.
Vl . Convert:
= A ft 4
(a)
28 in.
(b)
40oz. =
-& fU n
(c)
ln.
1,0o0min.
=O
(d)19..=4qt
or.
\b
t pt I
days
\0
min.
qt \
c.
hrs
c.
V2. Simplify:
(a) 5ft20in-= bft 3 ln.
(b) lhr z.ppmin. = 1 nr .2D min.
t-g
(c) slb30oz.= Q 16 t'{ oz.
(d) 3gal Trqt 5c' = 5 gal O
V3. conr"ilzoo feet per minute into miles per hour (mph).
V4. Martinelli'sapple juicefactoryproduces 42floz.of apple juiceeachsecond.Atthisrate,howmany
gallons of apple juice do they produce in an hour?
V5.
lf a skier is going down a steep hill at 30 mph, how many feet does she travel each minute?
V6.
A main water pipe burst beneath a driveway and water was running out of the pipe at a rate of
1.4
quarts per second. At this rate, how many gallons of water would be lost in an hour?
V7
.
A bakery uses a recipe that calls for 5 lb 12 oz of graled carrots to make 1 2 dozen of their famous carrot
cupcakes.
a) How many lb and oz of carrots do they need for a triple recipe (36 dozen cupcakes)?
b) lf you wanted to bake a batch of four dozen cupcakes, how many lb and oz of carrots will you need?
(hint: you should divide 5 lb 12 oz by 3)
Conversion Table
(in)
3 feet (ft)
5280 feet (ft)
16 ounces (oz)
2000 pounds (lb)
=
=
=
=
=
16 tablespoons (tbsp) =
2 cups (c) =
4 cups (c) =
z pints (pt) =
4 quarts (qt) =
8 fluid ounces (oz) =
t2
inches
(ft)
t yard (yd)
1 mile (mi)
1 pound (lb)
t ton (t)
1 cup (c)
1 pint (pt)
t quart (qt)
1 quart (qt)
1 gallon (gal)
1
foot
(sec)
(min)
60 minutes
24 hours (hrs)
7 days
= 1 minute (min)
= t hour (hr)
= 1 day
= 1 week (wk)
52 weeks =
1 year (yr)
60 seconds
Enqlish to Metric
(in)
(mi)
1 mile
1 pound (lb)
1 quart
1 inch
=
=
=
=
2.54 centimeters (cm)
1.61 kilometers (km)
454 grams (g)
0.946 liters (L)
1 cup (c)
HWV Supplement
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