Section 1 Introduction to the Measurement Conversion Process

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Chapter 2

• Section 1 Introduction to the Measurement
  Conversion Process

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Measurement Systems

• English (Customary)

Source WeldingDepot.com
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Measurement Systems

• Metric

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Measurement Systems

• English lt -- gt Metric

1.0625 in
26.9875 mm
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Types of Measurements

• Length
• Area
• Volume
• Weight
• Rates

Miles per hour
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Measurement

• Section 1 - Foundation Skills

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Prerequisites

• 1. Multiply Fractions

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Prerequisites
2. Cancellation
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Prerequisites
3. One
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Prerequisites
3. One

etc
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Prerequisites
3. One
English Length 12 in 1 ft 1 yd 3 ft Area 1
sq ft 144 sq in Volume 1 gal 231 cu in
English - Metric Length 1 in 2.54 c m 1 yd
0.914 m Mass 1 oz 28.3 g Volume 1 qt 0.946
liters
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Measurement Conversion

• Section 1 - Making Basic Measurement Conversions

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Basic Conversions
1.5 ft
75 inches
Convert this to feet.
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Basic Conversions 1 of 4

• 75 inches _____ feet

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Basic Conversions
A product weighs 45.5 ounces. How many pounds is
it?
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Basic Conversion 2 of 4

• 45.5 ounces _____ lbs

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Basic Conversions
A jet flying at 75,000 ft altitude is how many
miles above the earths surface?
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Basic Conversion 3 of 4

• 75,000 ft _____ miles

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Basic Conversions
A piece of sheet metal has an area of 500 square
inches, but it charged to customers by the square
foot. How many square feet is this?
500 square inches
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Basic Conversion 4 of 4

• 500 sq in _____ sq ft

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Measurement

• Multi-step Problems

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Multi-step Problems 1 of 3

• 2.5 days _____ seconds

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Multi-step Problems 2 of 3

• 4.8 yards _____ inches

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Multi-step Problems 3 of 3

• 0.25 acres _____ square inches

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Measurement

• Convert mixed units of measure.

8 ft 4 in ?? ft
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Mixed Units 1 of 2

• 4 lbs 5 oz ______ lbs

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Mixed Units 2 of 2

• 4 ft 7 in ______ in

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Measurement

• Rates

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Rates

• Rates two measurements used to describe
  something

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Rates 1 of 3
1.25
1 gallon

• 1.25/gallon _____ /fluid ounce

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Rates 2 of 3

• 5000 for 1 ¾ hrs _____ /minute

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Rates 3 of 3

• 65 miles/hr _____ feet/second

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Practice

• MathXL Ch 2 Section 1 Homework