Conversion of Units

Units of length and distances

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1.) 2.5m  mm
1000mm
2.5m   2500mm
1m
4.) 0.001348m  mm
1000mm
0.001348m   1.348mm
2.) 103.1nm  mm 1m
1m
103.1nm   1. 031  10 7
m
10 nm
9

5.) 247cm  m
3.) 5.6km  m 1m
247cm   2.47m
1000m 100cm
5.6km   5600m
1km

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1.) 3560cm  km
1m 1km
3560cm    0.0356km
100cm 1000m
2.) 81mm  km
1m 1km
81mm    8.1  10 5 km
1000mm 1000m
3.) 12km  nm
1000m 109 nm
12km    1.2  1013nm
1km 1m

4.) 0.004998m  cm
1m 100cm
0.004998m    4.998cm
10 m
6
1m

5.) 623cm  nm
1m 10 9 nm
623cm    6.23  10 9 nm
100cm 1m
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Conversion of Units
Metric → English
English → Metric
Distances

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 Conversion Factors
• 1 km = 0.62miles (mi)
• 1 mile = 5280feet (ft)
• 1 feet (ft) = 12 inches (in)
• 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeter (cm)

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 Exercises
1. 22cm → inches
2. 607mi → km
3. 0.35mi → ft
4. 3inches → cm
5. 2.0km → miles

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1.) 22cm  inches
1inch
22cm   8.7inches
2.54cm

2.) 607miles  km
1km
607miles   979.03km  979km  9.79  103 km
0.62miles

3.) 0.35miles  ft
5280ft
0.35miles   1848ft  180048ft  1.8  103ft
1mile

4.) 3inches  cm
2.54cm
3inches   7.62cm  8cm
1in
5.) 2.0km  miles
0.62miles
2.0km   1.24miles  1.2miles
1km

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 Exercise: (complex)
1. 1.47inches → m
2. 0.50ft → km
3. 16m → inches
4. 75miles → m
5. 0.2km → ft

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1.) 147inches  m
2.54cm 1m 4.) 75miles  m
147in    0.0373m
1in 100cm 1km 1000m
75miles    120 967.74m
0.62mi 1km
2.) 0.50ft  km 1.2  105 meters
1mi 1km
0.50ft    1.5  10  4 km
5280ft 0.62mi 5.) 0.2km  ft
0.62mi 5280ft
0.2km    654.72ft
3.) 16m  inches 1km 1mi
100cm 1inch 700ft  7  102ft
16m    629.92inches
1m 2.54cm
 630inches  6.3  102inches

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Conversion of Units

Units of Mass

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 Conversion Factors
• Metric
– 1 kilogram (kg) = 1000gram (g)
– 1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)
– 1 gram (g) = 106 microgram (μg)
• English
– 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lbs)
– 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)
– 1 ton = 2000 pounds (lbs)

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 Exercises
1) 9.9kg → grams
2) 58 mg → grams
3) 31.4g → μg
4) 12 pounds → ounces
5) 350pounds → kilogram

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 Exercises (complex)
1) 0.83 kilograms → milligrams
2) 1.6 pounds → grams
3) 16ounces → kilograms
4) 1 ton → grams
5) 1 microgram → kg

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1.) 0.83kg  mg
1000 g 1000mg
0.83kg    830000 mg / 8.3  105 mg
1kg 1g

2.) 1.6lbs  grams

1kg 1000 g
1.6lbs    730 g / 7.3  102 g
2.2lbs 1kg

3.) 16oz  kg
1lb 1kg
16oz    0.45kg
16oz 2.2lbs

4.) 1ton  grams

2000lbs 1kg 1000 g
1ton     900000 g / 9  105 g
1ton 2.2lbs 1kg

5.) 1g  kg
1g 1kg
1g    1  10 9
kg
10 6 g 1000 g
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Review Quiz

Unit Conversion

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 Convert the following units of
distances:
1. 2.0km → miles
2. 6.0 ft → meters
3. 12inches → centimeter
4. 1.0mile → cm
5. 1.00nm → inches

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 Convert the following units of
mass:
1. 45 kg → lbs
2. 10.0 grams → kg
3. 500 mg → kg
4. 2.2 lbs → μg
5. 12 oz → g

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Conversion of Units

Units of Volume

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 Conversion Factors
• Metric
– 1 liter (L) = 1000milliliter (mL)
– 1 milliliter (mL) = 1 cubic centimeter (cm3)
– 1 cubic meter (m3) = 106 cm3

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 Exercises
1) 1.5liters → milliliters
2) 5000 mL → L
3) 3.0 cm3 → m3
4) 1.0 m3 → L
5) 8.0 mL → cm3

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1.) 1.5L  mL
1000mL
1.5L   1500mL / 1.5  10 3 mL
1L

2.) 5000mL  L
1L
5000mL   5L
1000mL

3.) 3.0cm 3  m 3
1m 3
3.0cm  6 3  3.0  10 6 m 3
3

10 cm

4.) 1.0m 3  L
106cm 3 1mL 1L
1.0m 
3
   1. 0  10 3
L
1m 3
1cm 3
1000mL

5.) 8.0mL  cm 3
1cm 3
8.0mL   8.0cm 3
1ml
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Conversion of Units

Units of Time

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 Conversion Factors
• 1 day = 24 hours (hr)
• 1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes (min)
• 1 minute (min) = 60 seconds (s)
• 1 second (s) = 1000 millisecond (ms)

• 1 week = 7 days
• 1 year = 365.2 days

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 Exercises
1) 40min → hours
2) 24 hours → seconds
3) 1.0 days → minutes
4) 1.0 week → minutes
5) 1.0 year → hours

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1.) 40.0 min  hours
1hour
40.0 min  0.667hour
60 min

2.) 24hours  sec onds

60 min 60s
24hours    86400s  8.6  10 4 s
1hr 1 min

3.) 1.0day  min

24hr 60 min
1.0day    1440 min  1.4  103 min
1day 1hr

4.) 1.0week  min

7days 24hr 60 min
1.0week     10080 min  1.0  10 4 min
1week 1day 1hr

5.) 1.0year  hours

365.2days 24hr
1.0yr    8764.8hours  8.8  103 hr
1year 1day
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Conversion of Units

Units of Temperature

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 Conversion Formulas
• °C = 5/9 (°F-32)
• °C = 0.56 (°F-32)

• °F = 9/5 (°C) + 32
• °F = 1.8(°C) + 32

• K = °C + 273
• °C = K - 273
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 Exercises
1) 100 °C → °F
2) 50.0 °F → °C
3) 100 °C → K
4) 300K → °C
5) 45.0 °F → K

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