Unit Conversion and Measurement Concepts

The video tutorial focuses on lesson 12.1, covering customary length measurements used primarily in the United States. It explains the units of miles, yards, feet, and inches, and provides techniques for converting between larger and smaller units. The tutorial includes examples of converting feet to inches and feet to yards, emphasizing the use of multiplication for large to small conversions and division for small to large conversions.

Which system of measurement is primarily used in the United States?

• Metric

• International

• Imperial

• Customary

How many yards are there in a mile?

• 5280

• 2000

• 1000

• 1760

What is the conversion factor from feet to inches?

• 20

• 10

• 12

• 15

When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, what operation should you use?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division

What mnemonic can help remember the conversion from large to small units?

• Hands crossed, then wide

• Hands wide, then crossed

• Hands apart, then together

• Hands together, then apart

What operation is used to convert from inches to feet?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

What mnemonic can help remember the conversion from small to large units?

• Hands together, then apart

• Hands apart, then together

• Hands wide, then crossed

• Hands crossed, then wide

If you have 5 feet, how many inches do you have?

• 60

• 80

• 50

• 70

How many feet are in a yard?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

If you have 43 feet, how many yards and feet do you have?

• 13 yards and 2 feet

• 15 yards

• 14 yards and 1 foot

• 14 yards and 2 feet