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9/27 (GF) Practice Unit Conversions 1 - ETM
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PRACTICE: Unit Conversions
Number Prefixes
Kilo (k)
 - 1000 or thousand
Milli (m)
 - 0.001 or one-thousandth
Centi (c)
 - 0.01 or one-hundredth
Micro (μ)
 - 0.000001 or one-millionth
Goal 2.1a - I can identify the numbers represented by prefixes used with the Standard International (SI) Measurement System.
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Goal 2.1b - I can convert units using dimensional analysis (1-step).
Question 5
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Question 7
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Question 8
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Question 9
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Organize:
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
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Question 14
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Organize:
Convert 27 yards to feet.
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Question 18
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Question 19
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Question 20
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Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes. Show your work:
include your set up and show how units cancel
.
Want: Have:
Organize:
(1 day = 24 hours, 1 hour = 60 minutes)
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Question 23
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Question 24
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Question 25
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Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers. Show your work:
include your set up and show how units cancel.
Want: Have:
Organize:
(1 kilometer = 1000 meters, 1 meter = 100 centimeters)
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What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?
0.001 or one-thousandth
1000 or one-thousand
0.000001 or one millionth
0.01 or one hundredth
What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?
0.001 or one-thousandth
1000 or one-thousand
0.000001 or one millionth
0.01 or one hundredth
What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?
0.001 or one-thousandth
1000 or one-thousand
0.000001 or one millionth
0.01 or one hundredth
What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?
0.001 or one-thousandth
1000 or one-thousand
0.000001 or one millionth
0.01 or one hundredth
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
What unit do we "
Want
"?
feet
yards
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
What unit do we "
Have
" to start with?
feet
yards
Convert 1,452 feet to yards.
Organize:
Which units should cancel during this conversion?
feet
yards
Organize:
Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?
Convert 27 yards to feet.
What unit do we "
Want
"?
Yards
Feet
Convert 27 yards to feet.
What unit do we "
Have
" to start with?
Feet
Yards
Convert 27 yards to feet.
Organize:
Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?
Yards
Feet
Organize:
Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?
Convert 170 seconds into minutes.
Want:
convert seconds ---> minutes
Have:
170 seconds
Organize:
(1 minute = 60 seconds)
Convert 5 days to minutes.
How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?
days ---> seconds ---> minutes
minutes ---> days ---> hours
days ---> hours ---> minutes
Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.
How should we set up the
first fraction
in our conversion?
5
Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.
Which conversion factor below should we use for
fraction #2
in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of
fraction #1
?
Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.
Which conversion factor below should we use for
fraction #3
in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of
fraction #2
?
Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.
How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?
kilometers ---> meters ---> centimeters
centimeters ---> meters ---> kilometers
centimeters ---> kilometers ---> meters
Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.
Which fraction below should we use for the
first fraction struture
in our conversion?
500,000
Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.
Which conversion factor below should we use for
fraction #2
in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of
fraction #1
?
Continued: Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.
Which conversion factor below should we use for
fraction #3
in our conversion?
In other words, which fraction when multiplied will eliminate the units of
fraction #2
?