Measurement Examples And Worksheet - A-64 Appendix 5 (Page 35 of 36) in pdf

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V.3 Converting between American and Metric Units

Perform each conversion. Round to the nearest tenth.

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5,000 inches to meters

See Example 5.

25 miles to kilometers

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650 milliliters to quarts

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5°F

to degrees Celsius

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450 milliliters to quarts

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10°F

to degrees Celsius

1,200 milliliters to quarts

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A P P L I C ATI O N S

1,500 milliliters to quarts

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Since most conversions are approximate, answers will vary

slightly depending on the method used.

Express each temperature in degrees Celsius. Round to the

nearest tenth of a degree.

See Example 6.

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THE MIDDLE EAST The distance between

Jerusalem and Bethlehem is 8 kilometers. To the

120°F

110°F

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nearest mile, give this distance in miles.

35°F

45°F

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THE DEAD SEA The Dead Sea is 80 kilometers

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long. To the nearest mile, give this distance in

Express each temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

See Example 7.

miles.

75°C

85°C

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CHEETAHS A cheetah can run 112 kilometers per

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10°C

40.

20°C

hour. Express this speed in mph. Round to the

nearest mile.

TRY IT YO URSELF

LIONS A lion can run 50 mph. Express this speed in

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Perform each conversion. If necessary, round answers to the

kilometers per hour.

nearest tenth. Since most conversions are approximate, answers

MOUNT WASHINGTON The highest peak of the

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will vary slightly depending on the method used.

White Mountains of New Hampshire is Mount

25 pounds to grams

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Washington, at 6,288 feet. Give this height in

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7.5 ounces to grams

kilometers. Round to the nearest tenth.

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50 C to degrees Fahrenheit

TRACK AND FIELD Track meets are held

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36.2 C to degrees Fahrenheit

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on an oval track. One lap around the track is usually

400 meters. However, some older tracks in the

0.75 quarts to milliliters

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United States are 440-yard ovals. Are these two

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3 pints to milliliters

types of tracks the same length? If not, which is

0.5 kilograms to ounces

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longer?

35 grams to pounds

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3.75 meters to inches

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2.4 kilometers to miles

3 ﬂuid ounces to liters

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2.5 pints to liters

52.

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12 kilometers to feet

3,212 centimeters to feet

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HAIR GROWTH When hair is short, its rate of

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growth averages about inch per month. How many

37 ounces to kilograms

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centimeters is this a month? Round to the nearest

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10 pounds to kilograms

tenth of a centimeter.

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10°C

to degrees Fahrenheit

WHALES An adult male killer whale can weigh as

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22.5°C

to degrees Fahrenheit

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much as 12,000 pounds and be as long as 25 feet.

17 grams to ounces

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Change these measurements to kilograms and

meters.

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100 kilograms to pounds

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WEIGHTLIFTING The table lists the personal best

7.2 liters to ﬂuid ounces

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bench press records for two of the world’s best

5 liters to quarts

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powerlifters. Change each metric weight to pounds.

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3 feet to centimeters

Round to the nearest pound.

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7.5 yards to meters

Bench

500 milliliters to quarts

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Name

Hometown

press

2,000 milliliters to gallons

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Liz Willet

Ferndale, Washington

187 kg

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°F

to degrees Celsius

Brian Siders

Charleston, W. Virginia

350 kg

67.7 F to degrees Celsius

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