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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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What does the prefix "Kilo" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Milli" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Centi" represent in terms of numbers?

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What does the prefix "Micro" represent in terms of numbers?

Goal 2.1b - I can convert units using dimensional analysis (1-step).
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Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Want"?

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Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

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Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this conversion?

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Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

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Organize: Convert 1,452 feet to yards.

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Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Want"?

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Convert 27 yards to feet.

What unit do we "Have" to start with?

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Convert 27 yards to feet.

Organize: Which units should cancel during this unit conversion?

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Organize: Which set up would cancel the units that you identifed in the previous question?

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Organize: Convert 27 yards to feet.

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Convert 170 seconds into minutes.

Want: convert seconds ---> minutes Have: 170 seconds

Organize: (1 minute = 60 seconds)

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Convert 5 days to minutes.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

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Continued: Convert 5 days to minutes.

How should we set up the first fraction in our conversion?

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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?

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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?

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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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Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

How will the units change as we calculate the conversion above?

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Convert 500,000 centimeters to kilometers.

Which fraction below should we use for the first fraction struture in our conversion?

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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?

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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?

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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)