DO NOW 1)How long, in minutes, did it take the bug to cover 350 inches at a rate of 50 inches per minute? 2) If 6 pounds of apples cost $9, then how much.

DO NOW

1) How long, in minutes, did it take the bug to cover 350 inches at a rate of 50 inches per minute?

2) If 6 pounds of apples cost $9, then how much would 1 pound of apples cost?

3) Write in standard form: 9.634 x 103

Gas stations can become very creative when trying to make their product

sound cheaper than their competitors.  Three stations list the price of their gasoline as seen below.  Which station is really offering the

cheapest gasoline?

Customary

Type of measure

Larger

Unit

Smaller

UnitLength 1 foot =

1 yard =

1 mile =

12 inches

3 feet

5, 280 feet

Mass

1 lb =

1 ton =

16 ounces

2000 lbs

Capacity 1 cup =

1 pint =

1 quart =

1 gallon =

8 fluid ounces

2 cups

2 pints

4 quarts

*To change from larger units of length to smaller units, we use multiplication*To change from smaller units of length to larger units, we use division

Metric SystemLength = meterMass = gram

Capacity = liter

K H D B D C MKilo Hecto Decta Base Deci Centi Milli

1000 100 10 1 1 or .01 1 or .01 1 or .001

Liter 10 100 1000

Meter

Gram

For example, a decameter is 10 meters, a hectoliter is 100 liters, and akilogram is 1000 grams. Similarly, a decimeter is 1/10 of a meter, a centiliter

is 1/100 of a liter, and a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram.

Metric

Example 1

4 yd to in

Example 2

30 pt to qt

Example 3

208 oz to lb

Example 4

Convert 1.254 kilometers to meters

Example 5

Convert 537 centimeters to meters

Practice

1. 13 qt. = ______g

2. 5 1/4 tons = ________lbs.

3. 18 yd = ____ ft

4. 57 kg = __________g

More Practice…

5. 0.84 L = _________mL

6. 72,300m = _______km

7. 5 g = ________ pt

8. 2 q = ________ c

More Practice…

9. 144oz = ______lbs

10. 7 ft = _______inches

11. 66 yd = ______ft

12. 18,000lbs = _____tons

An animal shelter is feeding 24 dogs. Each dog is fed 8 ounces of dog food twice a day. How many pounds of dog food does the shelter purchase to feed these dogs for one week?

Melissa is making lemonade for a party. The recipe calls for 4 cups of water. To make 5 times the recipe, how many gallons of water will she need?

Kristi uses 6 ounces of flour to make one batch of pancakes. How many pounds of flour does Kristi need to make 8 batches?

Gas stations can become very creative when trying to make their product

sound cheaper than their competitors.  Three stations list the price of their gasoline as seen below.  Which station is really offering the

cheapest gasoline?