Converting Measurement

Name: ______Date: ______Mr. Art Period: ______

Review # ______Converting Measurement (Customary & Metric Systems & Relative Error)

Part I: Metric Units In the metric system, what is the basic unit for the measurement of:

a) Length: ______

b) Mass: ______

c) Volume (Liquid Capacity): ______

Part II: Most Appropriate Measure 1) In a - d, choose an appropriate Customary/Metric unit for the following items.

Customary Unit Metric Unit a) Weight of a car

b) Length of a football field

c) Amount of water in a pool

d) The length of a new pencil

2) The type of scale that should be used to measure the mass of a bunch of bananas is a

(1) bathroom scale (2) produce scale (3) truck scale (4) balance

Part III: Larger Measure

Directions: circle the larger measurement. Show your work to support your answer.

4) 1 kiloliter or 1 milliliter?

5) 3 half gallons or 8 quarts?

6) 1 centimeter or 1 millimeter?

Metric Conversions Customary Conversions 1 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters 8 fluid ounces (oz) = 1 cup (c) 1 meter = 100 centimeters = 1,000 millimeters 2 cups = 1 pint (pt) 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb) 2,000 pounds (lb) = 1 ton (T) 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters 1 kiloliter = 1,000 liters NOT GIVEN: 12 inches = 1 foot 36 inches = 1 yard 3 feet = 1 yard 5,280 feet = 1 mile 1,760 yards = 1 mile 63,360 inches = 1 mile

Part IV: Customary & Metric Conversions: SHOW ALL WORK!!

7) 5.7 kilograms = ______g 8) 3 liters = ______mL

9) 0.5672 km = ______cm 10) 156.802 mg = ______g

11) 4.232 kL = ______mL 12) 44 g = ______mg

13) 3 lbs. 4 oz. = ______oz. 14) 8 T = ______lbs

Metric Conversions Customary Conversions

2 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters 8 fluid ounces (oz) = 1 cup (c) 1 meter = 100 centimeters = 1,000 millimeters 2 cups = 1 pint (pt) 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 2 pints = 1 quart (qt) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb) 2,000 pounds (lb) = 1 ton (T) 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters 1 kiloliter = 1,000 liters NOT GIVEN: 12 inches = 1 foot 36 inches = 1 yard 3 feet = 1 yard 5,280 feet = 1 mile 1,760 yards = 1 mile 63,360 inches = 1 mile Part IV: Customary & Metric Conversions (continued)

15) 8’ 4” = ______in 16) 6 qts = ______gal

17) 18 mi = ______yds 18) 40 qts = ______pts

19) 192 oz. = ______pounds 20) 32 fluid ounces = ______pints

Part V: Relative Error & Conversion Word Problems SHOW ALL WORK!! 3 21) Ashley is 60 inches tall. Matt measured her 22) Billy Joel is 5’6”. What is his height in inches? height and found her to be 58 inches tall. What is the relative error? Round to the nearest thousandth.

23) Blake measured the pizza place to be 6000 ft. 24) Madonna is filling her pool for the summer. from OMS. The actual distance is 5,280 ft. She has to use 10,710 gallons. How many What is the relative error? Round to the quarts of water would this be? nearest thousandth.

25) Arielle bought 12 pounds of rice. What is the 26) If Travis has 32 fluid ounces of milk. How weight in ounces? many pints does he have?