Let’s Make Conversions Using Length

How to Solve:1. Read the problem.

2. Write what we know: (ex: 1 foot= 12 inches)

3. If the units in the problem go from:

BIG small: you multiply X

small BIG: you divide

Write down What You Know!

Length:

1 foot= 12 inches

1 yard= 3 feet

1 yard=36 inches

1 mile= 5, 280 yards

Multiply or Divide ?

5 feet =________inches

12 inches=________feet

99 feet=________yards

1,760 yards=__________miles

Big to small: multiply small to Big: divide

You Choose:

56 yards =___________feet multiply divide

900 yards=_________miles multiply divide

111 inches=_________feet multiply divide

50 miles=___________yards multiply divide

Calculator PracticeMultiplication

10 X 5 =________

34 X 12=________

Division

Type the BIG number first!

36 6=_______ 99/3=_________

Let’s Practice large to small: multiply

small to large: divide

3 feet=_________inches

1. What we know: 1 foot = 12 inches

2. Problem goes from BIG(feet) to small (inches) so we multiply

12 X 3 =___________ inches

Let’s Practice: large to small: multiply

small to large: divide

24 feet= _________yards

1. What we know: 1 yard = 3 feet

2. Problem goes from small (feet) to BIG(yards) so we divide.

3. Divide: 24 3

Let’s Practice:

5 feet = ______inches

1.What the we know: _________________

2.Problem goes from BIG(feet) to small (inches) so we multiply.

Let’s Practice

36 inches =___________feet

1. We know:_________________

2. Problem goes from ______ to ______so we ____________

3 feet 9 feet 22 feet

One more…

9 yards =_________feet

1. What we know:__________________

2. Problem goes from _______to _________ so we ___________

66 feet 45 feet 27feet

You Try:

60 inches =______________feet

5 feet 6 feet 9 feet

99 feet=__________yards

You Try:

55 yards

33yards

65 yards

2 miles =_________yards

You Try!

4,940 yards

500 yards

3,520 yards

Word Problem

If I walked 60 yards yesterday.

How many feet did I walk?

1. We know: 1 yard = 3 feet

2. Problem goes from BIG (yards) to small (feet) so we divide

60 feet40 feet 30 feet

You Try:

A basketball goal is 10 feet tall.

How many inches is that?

40 inches 120 inches100 inches

Any Questions?

Now You will try some on your own!

Sorry Wrong Answer

10 feet=____________inches

1.) We know: 1 foot = 12 inches

2.) It’s going from BIG to small, so we MULTIPLY

12 X 10 =________ Go Back

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Keep Going!

36 inches =___________feet

1. We know: 1 foot = 12 inches

2. Problem goes from small to big so we DIVIDE

36 divided by 12=

Sorry Wrong Answer

Try Again

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Try Another

9 yards =__________feet

1. What we know: 1 yard= 3 feet

2. Problem goes from BIG to small so we MULTIPLY

9 yards X 3 feet = ______

Sorry Wrong Answer

Try Again

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Try Another

60 inches =______________feet

1. We know: 1 foot = 12 inches

2. Goes from small to BIG. So we DIVIDE

60 divided by 12

Sorry Wrong Answer

Try Again

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Try Another

Sorry Wrong Answer

99 feet=__________yards

1. We know: 1 yard = 3 feet

2. Problem goes from small to BIG, so we divide

99 divided by 3

Try Again

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Try Another

2 miles =_________yards

1. We know: 1 mile = 1,760 yards

2. Problem goes from BIG to small so we multiply

Sorry Wrong Answer

Try Again

EXCELLENT! You got it right!

Let’s Try Word Problems

Sorry Wrong Answer

If I walked 60 yards yesterday. How many feet did I walk?

1.We know: 1 yard = 3 feet2. Problem goes from BIG (yards) to small (feet)

so we divide

Try Again

WOW! You got it right!

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