Creating a Map of a Problem

"Numbers" in science always include

• Footnotes

• Units of measurement

• Cousins and neighbors

• Decimal places

Tags

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When we convert units

• We change the value of the measurement

• The amount remains the same--we are just describing it differently

The units you need to convert FROM are

• The units of the number that is given in the problem

• The units that they ask about, for example, "How many ___"

• The first units that are mentioned in the problem

Answer explanation

Yes, your starting point is the number they give you, regardless of where it appears in the question.

The units you need to convert TO are

• The units of the number that is given in the problem

• The units that they ask about, for example, "How many ___"

• The first units that are mentioned in the problem

Answer explanation

Yes, to answer the question, you must find the units they are asking about. It doesn't matter where in the problem it appears.

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many inches (in) are in 9 centimeters (cm)?

• in --> cm

• cm --> in

• m --> yd

• cm --> m

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many kilometers (km) are in 7 miles (mi)?

• mi --> km

• mi --> hr

• km --> mi

• km --> m

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many centimeters (cm) are in 8 feet (ft)?

• cm --> m

• ft --> in

• cm --> ft

• ft --> cm

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many centimeters (cm) are in 6 inches (in)?

• cm --> in

• ft --> in

• cm --> ft

• in --> cm

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many feet (ft) are in 10 meters (m)?

• ft --> in

• ft --> m

• m --> ft

• m --> cm

Choose the map that shows what the problem asks you to convert from and to:

How many centimeters (cm) are in 6 feet (ft)?

• ft --> cm

• ft --> yd

• cm --> ft

• m --> cm