Lesson

Solving Problems Involving

1 Conversion of Units
In this lesson, you will learn how to solve problems involving conversion
of units and its prerequisite skill which is the conversion of measurements from
one unit to another in both Metric and English systems. Since these systems
are widely used in our community, a good grasp of the concept will help you to
be more accurate in solving these problems.

What’s In

Activity 1.
Instruction: Measure and record your height and other two of your
family members in meters. Convert it into feet (ft) and inches (in) and into
centimeters (cm). Copy the table below in a separate sheet of paper for
your answer. Show your solution.

Names Meters Feet (ft) & Centimeter

(m) Inches (in) (cm)

1.

2.

3.

Questions:
1. How many centimeters taller or shorter are you from the shortest
family member indicated in your table?

2. What is the height difference between you and one of the family
members in terms of meters, inches, and centimeters?

3. Do you know now how to convert meter and inches to centimeters?

How did you convert it?

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 What’s New

Activity 2. Measure Me!

1. Get 2 containers of water.
2. Fill the first container with 1 liter of water.
3. Get a measuring cup.
4. Transfer the water from the first container to the second container
using the measuring cup.
5.
Record how many cups is 1 liter of water.
Questions:
1. How many cups is 1 liter of water?
2. Give a mathematical statement using the data you gather.
3. Do you have difficulty in performing the activity? Why?

What is It

To be able to solve problems similar to the given activity, we need to practice

the skill of converting measurements from one unit to another.

CONVERSION OF MEASUREMENTS FROM ONE UNIT TO ANOTHER

Conversion of units is the conversion between different units of

measurement for the same quantity, typically through multiplicative conversion
factors. Conversion Factor is a number used to change one set of units to
another, either by multiplying or dividing. This involves the English System
which is based on a non-universal way of measuring by means of human body
parts or other instrument and the Metric System which is based on a decimal
system.
The conversion could be from same system: English System to English
System or Metric System to Metric System. It could also be from English System
to Metric System and vice versa.
The table of conversion is needed to convert one unit to another unit.

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 MEASURES (ENGLISH, METRIC AND EQUIVALENT)

System to
Units of Length in Units of Length in the System
English System Metric System Conversions for
Length

1 foot( ft) = 12 inches (in) 1, 000 millimeter (mm) = 1 1 in = 2.54 cm

1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft) meter 1 meter ≈ 3. 28 ft
1 yard (yd) =36 inches 100 centimeters (cm) = 1meter 1 foot ≈ 0.30 m
(in) 10 decimeter (dm) = 1 meter 1 yard ≈ 0.91 m
1 mile (mi) = 5,280 feet 1 dekameter (dam) = 10 1 km ≈ 0.62 mi
(ft) meters
1 hectometer (hm) = 100
meters
1 kilometer (km) = 1000
meters

System to
Units of Mass in English Units of Mass in the System
System Metric System Conversions for
Mass

1 ounces (oz) = 437.5 1 gram (g) = 1, 000 milligram 1 oz ≈ 28.3 g

grains (mg) 1 lb ≈0.45 kg
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces 1 gram (g) = 100 centigram
(oz) (cg)
1 ton (T) = 2, 000 lb 1 kilogram (kg)= 1000 grams
(g)
1 metric ton (t) = 1, 000 kg

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 System to
Units of Area in English Units of Area in the Metric System
System System Conversions for
Area

1 ft² = 144 in² 1 cm² = 100 mm² 1 in² ≈ 6.45 cm²

1 yd² = 9 ft² 1 dm² = 100 cm² 1 m² ≈ 1.196 yd²
1 acre = 43, 560 ft² 1 m² = 100 dm² 1 ha ≈ 2.47 acres
1 mi² = 640 acres 1 are (a) = 100 m²
1 hectare (ha) = 100 a
100 hectares (ha) = 1 km²

System to
Units of Volume in Units of Volume in the System
English System Metric System Conversions for
Volume

1 ft³ = 1, 728 in³ 1 cc = 1 cm³ 1 in³ ≈ 16.39 mL

1 yd³ = 27 ft³ 1 mL = 1 cm³ 1 liter ≈ 1.06 qt
1 cord = 128 ft³ 1 L = 1, 000 mL 1 gallon ≈ 3.79
1 hL = 100 L liters
1 kL = 1, 000 L 1 m³ ≈ 35.31 ft³
1 quart ≈ 0.95 L

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 System to
Units of Fluid
Units of Time in Both System
Volume in English
System Conversions for
System
Temperature

1 tablespoon (T) = 3 1 millisecond=1000 °F °C

teaspoons (tsp) microseconds
°C = (°F – 32)
1 fluid ounce (fl oz) = 2T 1 1 second = 1000 millisecond
°C °F
cup (c) = 8 fl oz 1 minute = 60 seconds
1 pint (pt) = 2 c I hour = 60 minutes °F = °C + 32
1 quart (qt) = 2 pt 1 day ≈ 24 hours (hrs) °K °C
1 gallon (gal) = 4 qt 1 month ≈ 30 days °K = °C + 273
1 gal = 128 fl oz 1 1 year ≈ 365 days
barrel = 42 gallon 1 banking year = 360 days
1 decade = 10 years
1 score = 20 years
1 millennium = 1, 000 years

METRIC PREFIXES
Deka Gram(g)
Giga Mega Kilo Hecto Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano
(da, Meter(m)
(G) (M) (k) (h) (d) (c) (m) (µ) (n)
D) Liter(L)

𝟏𝟎𝟗 𝟏𝟎𝟔 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝟏𝟎𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟏 1 𝟏𝟎−𝟏 𝟏𝟎−𝟐 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 𝟏𝟎−𝟗

How to Convert A Unit of Measurement to Another Unit

1. Compare the two units.

2. Find the conversion factors that gives the appropriate ratio to the given unit.
3. Write the conversion as a fraction, where the denominator is in the same unit
as the given unit.
4. Write a multiplication problem with the original number and the fraction
5. Cancel out similar units that appears on the numerator and denominator.
6. Solve.

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Illustrative Examples
1. Conversion of length

1.a. Convert 108 inches into feet.

`Given: 108 inches

12 inches = 1 ft Conversion factor

1 𝑓𝑡
12 𝑖𝑛
; Write the conversion as a fraction

1 𝑓𝑡
108 in x 12 𝑖𝑛
; Write a multiplication problem with the

original number and the fraction.

1 𝑓𝑡
108 in x 12 𝑖𝑛
; Cancel out similar units that appears on

the numerator and denominator

108 𝑓𝑡
12
= 9 ft Solve.

1.b. Convert 39 decimeters into millimeters.

Given: 39 dm

10 dm = 1 m; conversion factor dm to m.

1 m = 1000 mm; conversion factor m to dm.

1𝑚 1000 𝑚𝑚
10 𝑑𝑚
and 1𝑚
; Write the conversion as a fraction.

1𝑚 1000 𝑚𝑚
39 dm x x ; Write a multiplication problem with
10 𝑑𝑚 1𝑚
the riginal number and the
fraction.
1𝑚 1000 𝑚𝑚
39 dm x x ; Cancel out similar units that
10 𝑑𝑚 1𝑚
appears on the numerator and
denominator.
39.000 𝑚𝑚
10
= 3900 mm; Solve.

1.c. Convert 18.9 miles into meters.

1 𝑘𝑚 1000 𝑚 18,900 𝑚
Solution: 18.9 mi x0.62 𝑚𝑖 x 1 𝑘𝑚
≈ 0.62
≈ 30, 483.87 m

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2. Conversion of mass

2.a. Convert 7.2 pounds into ounces.

16 𝑜𝑧
Solution: 7.2 lb x 1 𝑙𝑏
= 115.2 oz

2.b. Convert 3.5 kilogram into grams.

1000 𝑔
Solution: 3.5 kg x 1 𝑘𝑔
= 3500 g

2.c. Convert 11.3 grams into pounds.

1 𝑜𝑧 1 𝑙𝑏 11.3 𝑙𝑏
Solution: 11.3 g x 28.3 𝑔
x ≈
16 𝑜𝑧 452.8
≈ 0.025 lb

3. Conversion of area

3.a. Convert 1.7 acre to square yard.

43,560 𝑓𝑡 2 1 𝑦𝑑 2 74,052 𝑦𝑑2
Solution: 1.7 acre x 1 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑒
x 9 𝑓𝑡 2
= 9
=8,228

𝑦𝑑 2
3.b. Convert 1.2 hectare to square meter.

100 𝑎 100 𝑚2
Solution: 1.2 ha x 1 ℎ𝑎 x 1𝑎
= 12, 000 𝑚2

3.c. Convert 3 square meters to square yards.

1 .196 𝑦𝑑 2 3.588 𝑦𝑑2

Solution: 3 𝑚2 x 1 𝑚2
≈ 1
≈ 3.588 𝑦𝑑2
4. Conversion of volume

4.a. Convert 2.4 cubic yard to cubic feet.

27 𝑓𝑡 3
Solution: 2.4 𝑦𝑑3 x 1 𝑦𝑑 3
= 64. 8𝑓𝑡 3
4.b. Convert 7,200 cubic centimeter to liter.

1 𝑚𝐿 1𝐿 7,200 𝐿
Solution: 7,200 𝑐𝑚3 x 1 𝑐𝑚3
x 1,000 𝑚𝐿
= 1,000
= 7.2 L
4.c. Convert 5 gallons to liter.
3.7 𝐿
Solution: 5 gallons x ≈ 18.95 L
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑛

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 5. Conversion of fluid volume
Convert 3 cups to tablespoons.
8 𝑓𝑙 𝑜𝑧 2 𝑡𝑏𝑠𝑝
Solution: 3cx x = 48 tbsp
1𝑐 1 𝑓𝑙 𝑜𝑧

6. Conversion of time

Convert month to hours.

30 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠 24 ℎ𝑟𝑠
Solution: 0.5 month 1 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ
x 1 𝑑𝑎𝑦
≈ 360 hrs

7. Conversion of temperature
Convert 60 ℉ 𝑡𝑜 ℃.

Solution: ℃ = ( ℉ − 32)

℃= ( 60 − 32)

℃ = (28)

SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING CONVERSION OF UNITS OF MEASURE

Knowledge of measurement and problem-solving strategies are

necessary in solving routine and nonroutine word problems. Many problems
can be solved using arithmetic or algebraic processes. There are problems,
however, that can be solved by simply drawing a diagram.

Example 1. There is a jar on the cabinet by the refrigerator. If Keona pours 114
ounces of water into the jar three times to fill it, how many quarts of water does it
take to fill the jar?

Solution:
114 x 3 = 342 ounces of water in 3 jars
342 ounces = ________ quarts
To convert ounces to quarts, we need the following equivalents:
8 oz = I cup
2 c = 1 pt
2 pt = 1 qt

1𝑐 1 𝑝𝑡 1 𝑞𝑡 342 𝑞𝑡
Thus, 342 𝑜𝑧 x 8 𝑜𝑧
x 2𝑐
x 2 𝑝𝑡
= 32
= 𝟏𝟎. 𝟔𝟗 𝒒𝒕.
Therefore, it takes 10.69 quarts of water to fill the three jars.

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