11/9 Quiz1_Converting Distance Units - Mastery

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4 questions

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Goal - I can convert units using a unit cancelling process (called dimensional analysis).

The shortest hallway in the building at Pritzker is about 25 meters long. How many feet is that?

7.62 feet

82 feet

7.62 meters

mistake:  Instead of multiplying by "1 yard/3 feet" it should be:

mistake:  Instead of multiplying by "1 yard/3 feet" it should be flipped the other way.

The final answer should be in units of yards and not in units of feet.

120 miles

0.533 miles

1.875 miles

The shortest hallway in the building at Pritzker is about 25 meters long. How many feet is that? 

7.62 feet

82 feet

7.62 meters

On your way from the second floor to the third floor you climb 26 steps. How much higher did you climb?
Organize:   ( 1 step upward = 6 inches)

Identify the mistake a person made below when trying to convert 80 yards into feet.

mistake:  Instead of multiplying by "1 yard/3 feet" it should be:

mistake:  Instead of multiplying by "1 yard/3 feet" it should be flipped the other way.

The final answer should be in units of yards and not in units of feet.

You and a friend walk 15 city blocks to the phone store to look at new phones. How many miles did you walk?
Organize:   ( 1 mile = 8 city blocks )

120 miles

0.533 miles

1.875 miles