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HERE’S A LITTLE RAP TO HELP! When you are converting on the fly, Bigger to smaller, you multiply! When you’re converting, don’t hide, Smaller to bigger, just divide !

HOW TO CONVERT Given: 48 inches= __________ feet Step 1: Write what conversion you KNOW between inches and feet in the same order as the problem. Know : ______ inches = 1 foot

Step 2: Think  AM I going bigger to smaller or smaller to bigger? Inches  feet (small) TO (big) If you are going bigger to smaller, you will multiply ! x If you are going smaller to bigger, you will divide ! ÷

Step 3: Set up a math problem using what you know with what you were given. Know: 12 inches = 1 foot Given: 48 inches 48 ÷ 12 =

Step 4: Ask yourself, “Does my answer make sense?” There are 48 inches in 4 feet.

HOW TO CONVERT Given: 5 miles = __________ feet Step 1: Write what conversion you KNOW between inches and feet in the same order as the problem. Know : 1 mile = ________ feet

Step 2: Think  AM I going bigger to smaller or smaller to bigger? miles  feet (big) TO (small) If you are going bigger to smaller, you will multiply ! x If you are going smaller to bigger, you will divide ! ÷

Step 3: Set up a math problem using what you know with what you were given. Know: 1 mile = 5,280 feet Given: 5 miles 5,280 x 5 =

Step 4: Ask yourself, “Does my answer make sense?” There are 26,400 feet in 5 miles.

HOW TO CONVERT Given: 52 yards = __________ feet Step 1: Write what conversion you KNOW between inches and feet in the same order as the problem. Know : 1 yd = ________ feet

Step 2: Think  AM I going bigger to smaller or smaller to bigger? Yards  feet (big) TO (small) If you are going bigger to smaller, you will multiply ! x If you are going smaller to bigger, you will divide ! ÷

Step 3: Set up a math problem using what you know with what you were given. Know: 1 yard = 3 feet Given: 52 yards 52 x 3 =

Step 4: Ask yourself, “Does my answer make sense?” There are 156 feet in 52 yards.

WHAT ABOUT CONVERSIONS WITH METRIC? The steps remain the same! Just remember the conversions we memorized: 1,000 millimeters = 1 meter 100 centimeters = 1 meter 10 decimeters = 1 meter 1,000 meters = 1 kilometer Multiplying and dividing with 10s is even easier! That’s why the rest of the world prefers to use METRIC rather than customary measurement.

HOW TO CONVERT Given: 200 centimeters = __________ meters Step 1: Write what conversion you KNOW between inches and feet in the same order as the problem. Know : ___________centimeters = 1 meter

Step 2: Think  AM I going bigger to smaller or smaller to bigger? centimeters  meters (small) TO (big) If you are going bigger to smaller, you will multiply ! x If you are going smaller to bigger, you will divide ! ÷

Step 3: Set up a math problem using what you know with what you were given. Know: 1 meter = 100 centimeters Given: 200 centimeters 200 ÷ 100 =

Step 4: Ask yourself, “Does my answer make sense?” There are 2 meters is the same as 200 centimeters.

HOW TO CONVERT Given: 45 kilometers = __________ meters Step 1: Write what conversion you KNOW between inches and feet in the same order as the problem. Know : 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters

Step 2: Think  AM I going bigger to smaller or smaller to bigger? kilometers  meters (big) TO (small) If you are going bigger to smaller, you will multiply ! x If you are going smaller to bigger, you will divide ! ÷

Step 3: Set up a math problem using what you know with what you were given. Know: 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters Given: 45 kilometers 45 x 1,000 =

Step 4: Ask yourself, “Does my answer make sense?” There are 45,000 meters is the same as 45 kilometers.