Measurement Conversion TEK 6.4H

Measurement Conversion TEK 6.4H

Mrs. Cantu

Vocabulary - write this in your notebook

• Proportion - an equation stating that two ratios or rates are equivalent

• Dimensional Analysis - the process of including units of measurements as factors when you compute

From yesterday's lesson...

Three out of every 5 cookies are oatmeal raisin. If there are 45 cookies, predict how many oatmeal raisin there are. 

Multiple Choice

Mia jogged 2 miles in 30 minutes. At this rate, predict how far she would job in 75 minutes.

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

Measurement Conversion

commonly used in cooking, baking, building/construction, science experiments

Multiple Choice

How many inches are in 1 foot?

• 5 inches

• 6 inches

• 12 inches

Multiple Choice

How many ounces are in 1 pound?

• 8 ounces

• 16 ounces

• 24 ounces

Example 1 - Convert 20 feet to inches

Use the conversion chart. We'll look at two methods

1) Using a unit rate

2) Using a proportion

Poll

36 yards = ______ feet

• 208 feet

• 12 feet

• 108 feet

Example 2 - A can contains 24 fl oz of fruit juice. How many cups of fruit juice does the can hold? 

What do we know? What do we need to know? Write it in your notebook.

Multiple Choice

Convert 15 quarts to gallons.

• 3 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 3 3/4 gallon

Independent Practice Time

Please find the link labeled independent practice in Google Classroom

Multiple Choice

Exit Ticket - A floor perimeter in a warehouse is 6,615 feet. What is the perimeter of the floor in yards?

• 2,205 yards

• 19,845 yards

• 78,380 yards

• 735 yards