Lesson 5-5
Objective - To convert units of measure within
and between given systems.
Rate Conversions
How many inches are in 5 feet?
5 feet
1
×
12 inches
1 foot
f
=
60
= 60 inches
1
Rate Conversions
Your heart beats 75 beats/min. How many
beats per day is this?
75 beats
1 min.
min
×
60 min.
1 hr.
hr
1
How many feet are in of a mile?
3
1
mile
3
×
5280 feet
1 mile
Distance
=
5280
3
×
24 hr.
1 day
=
108,000 beats / day
= 1760 feet
Customary Units
Volume
Weight (Mass)
Customary Units
Volume
Distance
Weight (Mass)
12 inches
1 foot = ___
12 inches
1 foot = ___
8 fl. oz.
1 cup = __
3 feet
1 yard = ___
3 feet
1 yard = ___
2 cups
1 pint = __
5280 feet
1 mile = _____
5280 feet
1 mile = _____
2 pints
1 quart = __
1 mile = _____
1760 yards
1 mile = _____
1760 yards
4 quarts
1 gallon = __
1 mile = _______
63,360 inches
1 mile = _______
63,360 inches
16 cups
1 gallon = ___
1 yard
= 5280 yards = 1760 yards
1 mile × 5280 feet ×
3 feet
3
1 mile
1 mile × 5280 feet × 12 inches = 5280 • 12 inches = 63, 360 inches
1 foot
1
1 mile
Distance
108000 beats
day
1
32 fl. oz.
1 quart = ___
4 quarts
2 pints
2 cups
4 • 2 • 2 cups
1 gallon ×
×
×
=
= 16 cups
1 gallon 1 quart
1 pint
1
1 quart ×
2 pints
2 cups
8 fl. oz. 2 • 2 • 8
×
×
fl. oz. = 32 fl. oz.
=
1 cup
1 quart
1 pint
1
Rate Conversions
Customary Units
Volume
Weight (Mass)
12 inches
1 foot = ___
8 fl. oz.
1 cup = __
16 dry oz.
1 pound = ___
3 feet
1 yard = ___
2 cups
1 pint = __
2000 pounds
1 ton = _____
5280 feet
1 mile = _____
32,000 dry oz.
2 pints 1 ton = ______
1 quart = __
1 mile = _____
1760 yards
4 quarts
1 gallon = __
1 mile = _______
63,360 inches
16 cups
1 gallon = ___
Convert 6 decades to years.
6 decades
10 years
1 decade
=
6 • 10
= 60 years
1
Convert 3 gallons to pints.
32 fl. oz.
1 quart = ___
3 gallons
16 dry oz. 2000 • 16
=
1 ton × 2000 lbs. ×
dry oz. = 32, 000 dry oz.
1 lb.
1
1 ton
×
×
4 quarts
1 gallon
×
2 pints
1 quart
=
3• 4 • 2
pints
1
= 24 pints
Math 6 Slide Show: Teaching Made Easy As Pi, by Mike Mills and James Wenk © 2011
Lesson 5-5 (cont.)
Rate Conversions
Convert 200 meters to inches
(1 meter = 39.37 inches)
200 meters
×
39.37 inches
1 meter
=
200(39.37)
(
) inches
7,874 inches
Math 6 Slide Show: Teaching Made Easy As Pi, by Mike Mills and James Wenk © 2011