1. Measurement Biloxi Schools 2011

2. What do you remember??? How many feet in a yard? How many quarters in a dollar? How many minutes in an hour? How many quarts in a gallon? How many meters in a kilometer?

3. Think about it… Sandy needs to purchase some ribbon for a project she is working on. At Store A, the ribbon costs $0.25 per inch. At Store B, the same ribbon costs $6.75 per yard. Which store has the better buy on the ribbon that Sandy needs?

4. Conversion Rates Conversion Rates are special ratios that are created from equivalent measurements having different units. Example: 1 foot to 12 inches is a “conversion rate” because 1 foot and 12 inches are equivalent measures in different units. Can you think of other conversion rates?

5. Conversion Rates for Length 1 yard 3 feet 36 inches RATES (one way) Yards to feet Feet to inches Yards to inches RATES (the other way) Feet to yards Inches to feet Inches to yards How many feet in 1 yard? How many inches in 1 yard?

6. Yards to Inches Billy and Mark were instructed to convert 7 yards to inches. Each boy converted differently.

7. Yards to Inches Convert 3 yards to inches What goes in denominator? What goes in numerator?

8. Feet to Yards Convert 8 feet to yards

9. Feet to Inches Convert feet to inches

10. Pool Party Raul is having a pool installed. His father asks him to measure one side and his sister to measure the other side. Here is what each measured. 52 inches 10 feet

11. Pool Party 52 inches 10 feet What is the perimeter of Raul’s pool in inches? What is the perimeter of Raul’s pool in feet?

12. Pool Party Raul’s father plans to purchase tile to go around the perimeter of the pool. How much will the pink tile cost to go around the pool? How much will the green tile cost?

13. Think about it… Sandy needs to purchase some ribbon for a project she is working on. At Store A, the ribbon costs $0.25 per inch. At Store B, the same ribbon costs $6.75 per yard. Which store has the better buy on the ribbon that Sandy needs?