Section 9.1 Metric System

The world's fastest train is the Japanese Maglev train. The Maglev train can travel up to 603 kilometers per hour (km/h).

What is the speed in miles per hour (mi/h)? Round answer to nearest mile.

A baseball diamond is a square whose sides are about 27 meters in length.

How many yards is that if he hits a home run?

Jim ran 100 meters, and Bob ran 100 yards in the same length of time.

Who ran farther?

A painting measures 74 cm by 99 cm.

Would it fit into a 24 in by 30 in frame?

Sam built the same length of fence each day. At the end of 6 days, the fence was 54 feet long.

How many inches of fence did Sam build each day?

A kangaroo hopped first  3520 yards to the lake with her baby in her pouch. She hopped the remaining 5280 yards without her baby in her pouch.

How many feet did the kangaroo hop to the lake?

A kangaroo hopped first  3520 yards to the lake with her baby in her pouch. She hopped the remaining 5280 yards without her baby in her pouch.

How many miles did the kangaroo hop to the lake?

A plumber had a pipe that was 2 yards long. He cut 18 inches off the end of the pipe.

How many feet long was the pipe after the plumber cut it?

For Peter's craft project, he bought 10 pieces of ribbon that were each 2.1 feet long.

How many total yards of ribbon did Peter buy?

How many yards are there in 51 feet?