Applied Math: Measurement Practice

P1. Perform the following conversions:
 

(a) 1.4 meters to centimeters
(b) 218 centimeters to meters
(c) 42 inches to feet
(d) 15 kilograms to pounds
(e) 80 ounces to pounds
(f) 2 miles to kilometers
(g) 5 feet to centimeters
(h) 15.14 liters to gallons
(i) 8 quarts to liters
(j) 13.2 pounds to grams
 

P2. How many seconds are there in one week and a day?
P3. Determine the total value of the following amount of money in cents: three nickels, seven dimes, a quarter, twelve pennies and a dollar.

Practice Solutions:
P1. (a)  Cross multiply to get
(b)  Cross multiply to get , or
(c)  Cross multiply to get , or
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
 

P2. 1 week and 1 day is the same as 8 days. Using that, multiply each of the conversion factors:





 

P3. To find the total value, multiply the amount of each coin by the corresponding value and then add the result: