Measurement Systems Worksheet Template
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Practice
7.4(E)
SCORE __________
Convert between measurement systems, including the use of proportions and the use of unit rates.
Multi-Step Example
Twelve buckets of water are needed to fill a small swimming pool. If each bucket holds 1.5 gallons,
what is the volume of water, in liters, the pool holds? (Hint: 1 gal ≈ 3.8 L)
Write and solve a proportion to convert from gallons to liters.
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So, one bucket of water contains 3.8 × 1.5 or 5.7 liters.
Find the number of liters in 12 buckets: 5.7 • 12 = 68.4.
So, the pool holds 68.4 liters of water.
1 One thumbtack weighs 0.25 ounce. How many
3 There are four types of snack packs to choose from at
thumbtacks are in box that has a mass of 3500
the movie theater. Which snack pack has the lowest
grams? (Hint: 1 oz ≈ 28 g)
price per ounce? (Hint: 1 g ≈ 0.036 oz)
A 31
Snack Pack
Price
B 125
A
$1.50 for 8 ounces
C 500
B
$2.25 for 50 grams
D 875
!
C
$1.75 for
pound
!
2 The radius of a circular track is 0.2 mile. Ellie ran
D
$2.00 for 0.25 kilogram
around the track 3 times. How many kilometers did
she run? Round to the nearest whole mile. (Hint: 1 mi
≈ 1.6 km)
F Snack Pack A
G Snack Pack B
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your
answer document. Be sure to use the correct place
H Snack Pack C
value.
J Snack Pack D
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Course 2 • Proportionality
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