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5/20 Review_Converting Units - ETM
By Patrick Mazza
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Due Date:
Monday 5/23 at 8:15am
STOP:
If you forgot how to convert units watch this video.
Goal - I can convert units using a unit canceling process (called dimensional analysis).
Question 1
1.
You got up this morning and walked 790 steps to school. How many feet was that?
What unit do we "
Want
" to get to here?
feet
steps
Question 2
2.
You got up this morning and walked 790 steps to school. How many feet was that?
What unit do we "
Have
" to start with?
feet
steps
Question 3
3.
You got up this morning and walked 790 steps to school. How many feet was that?
Organize:
Which units should cancel when converting units to solve this problem?
feet
steps
Question 4
4.
You got up this morning and walked 790 steps to school. How many feet was that?
Organize and Identify Setup:
(1 step = 2.5 feet)
Question 5
5.
You got up this morning and walked 790 steps to school. How many feet was that? Include setup and all units.
Organize and solve:
(1 step = 2.5 feet)
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Question 6
6.
Yesterday you walked 4,100 feet to your friend’s place after school. How many yards was that? Include setup and all units.
Organize and Solve:
(1 yard = 3 feet)
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Question 7
7.
Each day you walk 14.5 feet from the door to your seat in Physics. How many inches is that? Include setup and all units.
Organize and Solve:
(1 foot = 12 inches)
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Extra Practice (Recommended Not Required)
Question 8
8.
Each day you walk an average of 98.4 feet between each class. How many inches is that?
Organize & Solve:
(1 meter = 3.28 feet, 1 foot = 12 inches)
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