Convert the Given Amount to the Given Unit

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Ratios, Rates, and Conversions

U2.T2.L6

Practice

Convert the given amount to the given unit.

1. 15 days; hours 2. 60 ft; yd 3. 100 meters; cm

4. 5 hr; min 5. 288 inches; ft 6. 3 mi; ft

7.  The builder measures the perimeter of the foundation to be 425 ft. He must order steel beams to install around the perimeter of the foundation. Steel must be ordered in inches. How many inches of steel should the builder order?

8.  Mrs. Jacobsen purchased a 5-pound package of ground beef for $12.40. What was the cost of ground beef per pound?

9.  Car 1 drove 408 miles in 6 hours and Car 2 drove 365 miles in 5 hours during the cross-country road race. Who had the fastest average speed?

Copy and complete each statement.

10. 25 mi/hr = ___ft/sec 11. 15 dollars/hr = ___ cents/min

12.  Which is the better buy, 7 pounds for $8.47 or 9 pounds for $11.07? Explain.

13.  A runner is running 10 miles per hour.

a. What conversion factors should be used to convert 10 mi/hr to ft/s?

b. How many feet per second is the runner running?

Determine if each rate is a unit rate. Explain.

14. $1.99 per pound 15. 100 feet per 2 seconds 16. 22 miles per gallon

Find each unit rate.

17.  4 pounds of green peppers cost $7.56.

18.  Rachael travelled 348 miles in 6 hours.

19.  Cheryl assembled 128 chairs in 16 hours.

20.  Write the ratio 2:7 in three other ways: 1______2______3______

21.  Write the ratio 9 to 11 in three other ways: 1______2______3______

22.  Write the ratio in three other ways: 1______2______3______

23.  Are and equal ratios? ______How do you know?______

24.  Are and equal ratios? ______How do you know?______

25.  Which is the better buy, 3 pounds for $8.31 or 5 pounds for $12.95? Explain. ______

26.  A cyclist is riding 18 miles per hour.

a. What conversion factors should be used to convert 18 mi/hr to ft/sec?

b. How many feet per second is the cyclist riding?

Determine if each rate is a unit rate. Explain.

27. 3 liters per 60 seconds 28. 55 miles per hour 29. $15 per hour

Find each unit rate.

30.  5 pounds of apples cost $9.95.

31.  The tub filled with 12 gallons of water in 5 minutes.

32.  Rocky earned $102 in 8 hours.

33.  Make the following conversion: 5.5 days =______min

34.  Make the following conversion: 10 mi/hr =______ft/min

35.  Make the following conversion: 16 yards =______ft