Factor Label Method – Day 2

August 25 BELL WORK: You have a family gathering of 30 people. You want to buy them Liliha Bakery Coco Puffs, but you know it’s cheaper to buy it by the dozen. Use factor label method to determine how many dozens of Coco Puffs you need to buy. Each dozen costs $16.00. How much do you need to spend to get your family Coco Puff? Bell Work Factor Label Method Review Factor Label Method Practice HW: FLM Practice ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can I use the factor label method in my life?

Before We Get Started we Need Metric Prefixes or Conversion Factors: Prefix Name Symbol Amount Actual Number mega M million 1, 000, 000 kilo k thousand 1, 000 hecto h hundred 100 deka da ten 10 Unit m, L, g one 1 deci d tenth 0.1 centi c hundredth 0.01 milli m thousandth 0.001 micro µ millionth 0.000001 nano n billionth 0.000000001

Factor Label Method: Now let’s try actual metric measurements 500 grams = ___________ mg  

Factor Label Method: Here’s another one… 20,000 kilograms = ___________ grams  

Factor Label Method: And another one… 25 µm= ___________ cm  

Factor Label Method: Now let’s try some more 0.0000345 ML= ___________ cL  

Factor Label Method: Now let’s try some more 20 hectogram = ___________ centigram  

Now it’s your turn to practice. Remember, it’s always hard the first time you do something. The more practice the better you get at it. If you need help, now is the time to help each other out! Use your time wisely, we will be coming around to help if your group can’t help you. Bonus – if you get all of the class work completed.