Understanding how to convert between customary units (like feet, gallons, and pounds) and metric units (like meters, liters, and kilograms) is a vital skill for navigating daily tasks and solving real-world problems. Whether you're traveling internationally, following a recipe, or calculating distances, knowing how to use ratio reasoning to convert between these systems makes everything easier and more accurate.
What You’ll Learn:
✔ Use ratio reasoning to convert between customary and metric units.
✔ Manipulate and transform units by multiplying or dividing quantities.
✔ Convert a wide range of units: feet to meters, miles to kilometers, liters to gallons, and more!
1 foot ≈ 0.305 meters
1 liter ≈ 0.264 gallons
1 meter ≈ 3.281 feet
1 mile ≈ 1.609 kilometers
1 kilogram ≈ 2.2046 pounds
Convert 10 feet to meters
Use the conversion factor 1 foot ≈ 0.305 meters:
10 feet × 0.305 = 3.05 meters.
So, 10 feet is approximately 3.05 meters.
Convert 3 liters to gallons
Use the conversion factor 1 liter ≈ 0.264 gallons:
3 liters × 0.264 = 0.792 gallons.
So, 3 liters is approximately 0.792 gallons.
By the end of this worksheet, you'll confidently handle converting between customary and metric units for anything from travel to cooking to construction projects.
Travel: Convert miles to kilometers to understand distances when traveling internationally.
Cooking: Convert liters to gallons or cups to milliliters for accurate recipe measurements.
Shopping: Convert gallons to liters for more efficient purchases of liquids or materials.
Fitness: Track weight by converting pounds to kilograms or miles to kilometers for your workouts.
Construction: Convert feet to meters to ensure precise building measurements and material sourcing.
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