1.10 Systems of measurement  (Page 8/13)

A typical dove weighs 345 grams. A typical duck weighs 1.2 kilograms. What is the difference, in grams, of the weights of a duck and a dove?

Concetta had a 2-kilogram bag of flour. She used 180 grams of flour to make biscotti. How many kilograms of flour are left in the bag?

Harry mailed 5 packages that weighed 420 grams each. What was the total weight of the packages in kilograms?

One glass of orange juice provides 560 milligrams of potassium. Linda drinks one glass of orange juice every morning. How many grams of potassium does Linda get from her orange juice in 30 days?

Jonas drinks 200 milliliters of water 8 times a day. How many liters of water does Jonas drink in a day?

One serving of whole grain sandwich bread provides 6 grams of protein. How many milligrams of protein are provided by 7 servings of whole grain sandwich bread?

Bill is 75 inches tall. Convert his height to centimeters.

Frankie is 42 inches tall. Convert his height to centimeters.

Marcus passed a football 24 yards. Convert the pass length to meters

Connie bought 9 yards of fabric to make drapes. Convert the fabric length to meters.

Each American throws out an average of 1,650 pounds of garbage per year. Convert this weight to kilograms.

An average American will throw away 90,000 pounds of trash over his or her lifetime. Convert this weight to kilograms.

A 5K run is 5 kilometers long. Convert this length to miles.

Kathryn is 1.6 meters tall. Convert her height to feet.

Dawn’s suitcase weighed 20 kilograms. Convert the weight to pounds.

Jackson’s backpack weighed 15 kilograms. Convert the weight to pounds.

Ozzie put 14 gallons of gas in his truck. Convert the volume to liters.

Bernard bought 8 gallons of paint. Convert the volume to liters.

$86\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$77\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$104\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$14\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$72\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$4\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$0\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$120\text{°}$ Fahrenheit

$5\text{°}$ Celsius

$25\text{°}$ Celsius

$\text{−}10\text{°}$ Celsius

$\text{−}15\text{°}$ Celsius

$22\text{°}$ Celsius

$8\text{°}$ Celsius

$43\text{°}$ Celsius

$16\text{°}$ Celsius

Nutrition Julian drinks one can of soda every day. Each can of soda contains 40 grams of sugar. How many kilograms of sugar does Julian get from soda in 1 year?

Reflectors The reflectors in each lane-marking stripe on a highway are spaced 16 yards apart. How many reflectors are needed for a one mile long lane-marking stripe?

Some people think that $65\text{°}\text{to}75\text{°}$ Fahrenheit is the ideal temperature range.

1. ⓐ What is your ideal temperature range? Why do you think so?
2. ⓑ Convert your ideal temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius.