Unit 3, Lesson 3
Converting Units
Grade 6
Practice
Problem 1
Priya’s family exchanged 250 dollars for 4,250 pesos. Priya bought a sweater for 510 pesos. How many dollars did the sweater cost?
| pesos | dollars |
|---|---|
| 4,250 | 250 |
| 25 | |
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 510 |
Problem 2
There are 3,785 milliliters in 1 gallon, and there are 4 quarts in 1 gallon. For each question, explain or show your reasoning.
- How many milliliters are in 3 gallons?
- How many milliliters are in 1 quart?
Problem 3
Lin knows that there are 4 quarts in a gallon. She wants to convert 6 quarts to gallons, but cannot decide if she should multiply 6 by 4 or divide 6 by 4 to find her answer.
What should she do? Explain or show your reasoning. If you get stuck, consider drawing a double number line or using a table.
Problem 4
Tyler has a baseball bat that weighs 28 ounces. Find this weight in kilograms and in grams. (Note: 1 kilogram is approximately 35 ounces.)
Problem 5
Decide if each unit measures length, volume, or weight (or mass).
- mile
- cup
- pound
- centimeter
- liter
- gram
- pint
- yard
- kilogram
- teaspoon
- milliliter
Problem 6
A recipe for trail mix uses 7 ounces of almonds with 5 ounces of raisins. (Almonds and raisins are the only ingredients.) How many ounces of almonds would be in a one-pound bag of this trail mix? Explain or show your reasoning.
Problem 7
An ant can travel at a constant speed of 980 inches every 5 minutes.
- How far does the ant travel in 1 minute?
- At this rate, how far can the ant travel in 7 minutes?