Unit 5 - Measurements27 Convert customary units26 Convert Metric units25 Convert complex units

Riddle

A train approached intersection at 65 miles per hour.A train approached intersection at 65 miles per hour. At the same time, At the same time, a pickup truck with no brakes, no horn, and no headlights also a pickup truck with no brakes, no horn, and no headlights also approached the same intersection at 65 miles per hour. Several seconds approached the same intersection at 65 miles per hour. Several seconds later, both the train and the truck went through the intersection without later, both the train and the truck went through the intersection without colliding. How was this possible?colliding. How was this possible?

27a Convert customary units

Ex1. Complete: 66 in. = _____ ft

27b Convert customary units

Ex2. Complete: 24 pints = _____ gallons

27c Convert customary units

Ex3. Convert 64 ounces to pounds.

27d Convert customary unitsEx4. Convert 3.2 miles to inches

Trivia

Clement L. Wragge, a 19th century Australian weather man, is credited with being the first person to name cyclonic storms. He chose biblical names, such as Rakem, Sacar, Talman, and Uphaz. Following World War II, however, the World Meteorological Service also began giving names to all major storms. Why?

26a Convert metric units

Complete: 7 m = _____ mmMicroM--------mmcmdmmdamhmkm

Also: Liter and Gram

Complete: 90.5 ml = ______ dl

26b Convert metric units

MicroM--------mmcmdmmdamhmkm

Also: Liter and Gram

How many Km is equivalent 1000 meters?

Convert 300,000 milligrams to kilograms.

Riddle

A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible?

25a Convert Complex Units

Ex1. Convert 6 square feet to square inches.

Ex2. Convert 3 cubic meters to cubic centimeters.

25b Convert Complex Units

Ex3. A train traveled between St. Louis and Des Ex3. A train traveled between St. Louis and Des Moines, a distance of 536 kilometers. If the trip Moines, a distance of 536 kilometers. If the trip took 6 hours, what was the train’s average speed in took 6 hours, what was the train’s average speed in meters per second. Give your answers to the nearest meters per second. Give your answers to the nearest whole unit.whole unit.

25c Convert Complex Units

Convert to . You will need to use the conversion

factor of . Round to the nearest unit.

s

qt6

min

l

qt

l946.0

Ex4.

25d Convert Complex Units

Ex5. Convert to . You will need to use the

conversion factor of . Round to the nearest unit.

h

mi2

min

m

mi

km61.1