1. Measurement Conversions

2. A box of granola bars weighs 1500 grams
A box of granola bars weighs 1500 grams. How many kilograms does the box weigh?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
weight in kilograms
Box weighs 1500 grams
Write the question:
1500 g = ________ kilograms
1.5
Choose the operation:
Conversion rate:
Smaller – Larger: divide
1000 g = 1 kg
Solve the problem:
1500 ÷ 1000 = 1.5
1500 grams = 1.5 kilograms

3. There are 6 cups of paint left over
At the end of the job, the painter poured the extra paint into 3 jars. Each jar held 1 pint of paint. How many cups of paint did the painter have left over?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
Cups of paint
We have 3 jars
Write the question(s):
Each jar holds 1 pint 3
3 jars = ________ pints
______ pints = ________ cups 3 6
Conversion rate:
Choose the operation:
2 cups = 1 pint
Larger – Smaller: multiply
Solve the problem:
3 x 1 = 3 pints
3 x 2 = 6 cups
There are 6 cups of paint left over

4. 10 peaches = $3.58 650 650 0.65 0.65 Solve the problem:
A peach weighs 65 g. If you buy 10 peaches and they sell for $5.50 per kg, how much will they cost?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
Cost of 10 peaches
1 peach weighs 65 g
Write the question(s):
You buy 10 peaches
10 peaches = _______ grams
650
Cost $5.50 per kg
_____ g = ________ kilograms
650
0.65
Conversion rate:
_____ kg x $5.50 = cost
0.65
1000 g = 1 kg
Choose the operation:
Smaller – Larger: divide
Solve the problem:
10 x 65g = 650 grams
650 ÷ 1000 = 0.65 kg
0.65 x $5.50 = $3.58
10 peaches = $3.58

5. Each book is 6.4 oz 0.4 0.4 6.4 Solve the problem:
A box containing 5 identical books weighs 2 lbs . What is the weight of each book in ounces?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
Weight of 1 book in grams
There are 5 books
Write the question(s):
The 5 books weigh 2 lbs
1 book = _______ lbs
0.4
_____ lbs = ________ oz
0.4
6.4
Conversion rate:
16 oz = 1 lb
Choose the operation:
Larger – Smaller: multiply
Solve the problem:
2 lbs/ 5 books = 0.4 lbs
0.4 x 16 = 6.4
Each book is 6.4 oz

6. It takes 10.7 quarts to fill the jar
There is a jar to be filled with water. If Ken pours ounces of water into the jar 3 times to fill it, how many quarts of water does it take to fill the jar?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
Quarts of water to fill jar
114 oz are poured 3 times
Write the question(s):
3 times = _______ oz
342
Conversion rate:
_____ oz = ________ quarts
342
10.7
32 oz = 1 quart
Choose the operation:
Smaller – Larger: divide
Solve the problem:
3 x = 342 oz
342 ÷ 32 = 10.7
It takes 10.7 quarts to fill the jar

7. A field is 32 ft long and 6 yards wide
A field is 32 ft long and 6 yards wide. What is the perimeter of the field in feet?
What are we looking for?
What do we know?
Perimeter of field in feet
Field is 32 ft long and 6 yds wide
Write the question(s):
12 yd 64 ft
Perimeter in yds and ft = _______
Conversion rate:
12 yd 64 ft
_____ = ________ feet
100
3 ft = 1 yd
Choose the operation:
Larger– Smaller: multiply
Solve the problem:
6 yd x ft x 2 = 12 yd 64 ft
12 X 3 = 36 ft
36 ft ft = 100
The perimeter is 100 ft