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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
Converting Measurements
And
Solving Word Problems Involving
Conversion of Units of Measurement
About the Module
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
about Converting Units of Measurements and Solving Problems Involving Conversion
of Units of Measurements. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

This module is divided into four lessons, namely:

Lesson 1 – Converting English Measurements from One Unit to Another
Lesson 2 – Converting Metric Measurements from One Unit to Another
Lesson 3 – Converting English Measurements to Metric Measurements and
Vice Versa from One Unit to Another
Lesson 4 – Solving Problems Involving Conversion of Units of Measurements
After
going through this module, you are expected to:
• convert English measurements from one unit to another;
• convert Metric measurements from one unit to another;
• convert English measurements to Metric measurements and vice versa
from one unit to another; and
• solve problems involving conversion of units of measurements.

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 What I Know (Pre-Test)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your chosen
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. How many centimeters are there in 2 kilometers?

A. 0.000002 cm C. 20,000 cm
B. 0.00002 cm D. 200,000 cm

2. How many liters are there in 10,000 milliliters?

A. 0.01 L B. 0.1 L C. 10 L D. 100 L

3. Which of the following measurements is less than 58 decigrams?

A. 580 kg B. 580 g C. 580 cg D. 580 mg

4. How many seconds are there in 50 000 milliseconds?

A. 5 seconds C. 500 seconds
B. 50 seconds D. 5,000 seconds

5. How many feet are there in 9 yards?

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A. foot B. 3 feet C. 27 feet D. 108 feet
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6. Which of the following is equal to 3 cups?
A. 1.5 teaspoons B. 1.5 tablespoons C. 1.5 pints D. 1.5 quarts

7. Which of the following measurements is more than 1 ton?

A. 320 oz B. 3,200 oz C. 32,000 oz D. 320,000 oz

8. Which temperature is the warmest?

A. 32 °R B. 32 K C. 32 °F D. 32 °C

9. How many seconds are there in one and a half hours?

A. 600 seconds C. 120,000 seconds
B. 900 seconds D. 4540,000 seconds

10. Which measurement is equivalent to 1 ton?

A. 1,000 kg B. 1,000 hg C. 1,000 dag D. 1,000 g

11. How many inches are there in 5 meters?

A. 19.685 inches B. 196.85 inches C. 1,968.5 inches D. 19,685 inches

12. Which of the following measurements is the largest?

A. 1 cup B. 2 cups C. 0.16 L D. 0.24 L

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13. Your siblings want to beat the heat, so your mother inflated
a kiddie pool which needs 8,000 L of water to be filled up.
How much kL of water would that be?
A. 0.8 kL
B. 8 kL
C. 80 kL Image 2

D. 800 kL

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14. How many minutes did it take for a bus to travel from Cebu City to Sibonga,
Cebu if your travel started at 7:00 AM and ended at 9:30 AM?
A. 60 minutes C. 150 minutes
B. 90 minutes D. 180 minutes

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Cebu City Sibonga, Cebu

15. Sinulog is a month-long celebration in Cebu City in honor of the Holy Child
Jesus. One of the activities in the celebration is the Fun Bike Ride Challege.
Your aunt is riding a 6-mile route. How many more kilometers does she need
to cover to reach the finish line if she has already biked 26 400 feet?
A. 1.61 km
B. 16.1 km
C. 161 km
D. 1,610 km

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 Lesson Converting English Measurements
1 From One Unit to Another

What I Need To Know

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
o recall the English measurements;
o compare the English measurements; and
o convert English measurements from one unit to another.

What’s In

What’s New

Jessie is making her “banig” weaving

project in MAPEH. For the certain design
she wants to weave, she needs 120 inches of
paper strips of different colors. She has 10
strips of different colors that are 1 foot
each. Will those be enough for her
project?

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 What Is It
CONVERSION OF COMMON ENGLISH UNITS OF
MEASUREMENTS FOR LENGTH
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft)
mile (mi) = 1,760 yards (yd)

In order to help Jessie with her project, we first answer the question:
How many feet are there in 120 inches?

Now, here are the steps in solving that problem:

Identify the units used. Image 5

Determine the relationship between the units.

Determine the conversion factor (in fraction form). The

denominator should have the same unit as the original
measurement.

Multiply the original measurement by the conversion factor.

Let us try it out:

Given: 120 inches = _____ feet

1. Identify the units. inches and feet

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 12 inches = 1 foot
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in 1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
fraction form used to change one unit of measure to 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
another by multiplication where the denominator should
be the same unit as the original measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:
1. Multiply the original measurement (which is a whole 1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
120 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 ( )
number) to the numerator. Factor the out unit of 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
inches in the original measurement and the
conversion factor.
120(1)
= 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
2. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. 12
120
= 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
12

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 3. Write the unit in the final answer. = 10 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡

Going back to Jessie’s project, are 10 strips of different colors which are 1 foot each be enough to
make her project? The answer is yes. Because 10 strips which are 1 foot each is equal to 10 feet.
Ten feet is equal to 120 inches.

Now, try this:

2 yards = _____ inches

1. Identify the units. yards and inches

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 yard = 3 feet
(Take note that in our conversion table, we do not 1 foot = 12 inches
have a direct conversion from yards to inches. But
there is a conversion from yards to feet and feet to
inches.)
3 Determine the conversion factors. We have two
conversion factors:
a. The first conversion factor lets us convert yards 3 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
to feet. Take note that the denominator should 1 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑
be the same unit as the original measurement.
b. The second conversion factor lets us convert
feet to inches. Since the first conversion factor 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
converts yards to feet, our new unit is feet. To 1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
convert foot to inch, we put foot in the
denominator and inches in the numerator.
4 Multiply the original measurement by the 3 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
2 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 ( )( )
conversion factor. 1 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑 1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a
whole number) to the numerator. Factor out 3 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
the unit of yard in the original measurement 2 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 ( )
1 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑
and the conversion factor.
b. Since we have two conversion factors, we
multiply the product in the first step to the 12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
second conversion factor. = 6 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 ( )
1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
c. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. (6)(12)
= 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
1
72
= 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
1
d. Write the unit in the final answer. = 72 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠

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Let us convert measurement for mass.

CONVERSION OF COMMON ENGLISH UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS FOR

MASS AND VOLUME
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) 1 fl oz = 2 Tbsp
1 ton (t) = 2 000 pounds (lb) pint (pt) = 2 cups (c)
tablespoon (Tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp) quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)
cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
= 128 fl oz

Given: 64 ounces = _____ pounds

1. Identify the units. ounces and pounds

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 lb = 16 oz
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in 1 𝑙𝑏
fraction form used to change one unit of measure to 16 𝑜𝑧
another by multiplication where the denominator
should be the same unit as the original
measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a 1 𝑙𝑏
64 𝑜𝑧 ( )
whole number) to the numerator. Factor out unit 16 𝑜𝑧
of ounces in the original measurement and the
conversion factor.
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. 64(1)
= 𝑙𝑏𝑠
16

64
= 𝑙𝑏𝑠
16

3. Write the unit in the final answer. = 4 𝑙𝑏𝑠

Given: 2 tons = _____ pounds

1. Identify the units. tons and pounds

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 t = 2 000 lbs
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in fraction 2 000 𝑙𝑏𝑠
form used to change one unit of measure to another by 1 𝑡𝑜𝑛
multiplication where the denominator should be the same
unit as the original measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a whole 2 000 𝑙𝑏𝑠
2 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠 ( )
number) to the numerator. Factor out the unit of tons 1 𝑡𝑜𝑛
in the original measurement and the conversion factor.
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule.
(2)(2 000)
= 𝑙𝑏𝑠
1

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 4 000
= 𝑙𝑏𝑠
1
c. Write the unit in the final answer.
= 4 000 𝑙𝑏𝑠

To convert units of measurement of time, check out this table:

CONVERSION OF COMMON ENGLISH UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS FOR

TIME
minute (min) = 60 seconds year (yr) = 12 months
= 52 weeks
= 365.25 days
= 366 day (leap year)
hour (hr) = 60 minutes decade = 10 years
day (day) = 24 hours score = 20 years
week (wk) = 7 days century = 100 years
month (mo) = 4 weeks millennium = 1 000 years

Given: _____ days = 7 weeks

1. Identify the units. weeks and days

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 week = 7 days
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in 7 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
fraction form used to change one unit of measure to 1 𝑤𝑘
another by multiplication where the denominator
should be the same unit as the original measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a 7 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
7 𝑤𝑘𝑠 ( )
whole number) to the numerator. Factor out the 1 𝑤𝑘
unit of weeks in the original measurement and the
conversion factor.
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. (7)(7)
= 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
1
49
= 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
1

c. Write the unit in the final answer. = 49 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠

Given: 100 years = _____ scores

1. Identify the units. years and scores

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 score = 20 years
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in fraction 1 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒
form used to change one unit of measure to another by 20 𝑦𝑟𝑠
multiplication where the denominator should be the same
unit as the original measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:

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a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a whole
number) to the numerator. Factor out the unit of years 1 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒
100 𝑦𝑟𝑠 ( )
in the original measurement and the conversion factor. 20 𝑦𝑟𝑠

b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. 100 (1)

= 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠
20
100
= 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠
20
c. Write the unit in the final answer.
= 5 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠

What’s More

Activity 2.1 Let us Convert! (Write your solutions and answers on a

separate sheet of paper.)

A. Convert the following measurements. Show your solutions.

1. 6 yds = _____ ft
2. 160 oz = _____ lbs
3. 1 yr = _____ mins
B. Compare the measurements. Write >, <, or =. Show your solutions.
1. 3 ft 48 in (Hint: Convert feet to inches)

2. 64,000 oz 2 tons

3. 2 centuries 2 scores

What I Need To Remember

In converting English units of measurements, you need to familiarize

the different conversions and determine the conversion factors. Here
are the steps in converting English units of measurement:

Identify the units used.

Determine the relationship between the units.

Determine the conversion factor (in fraction form). The denominator
should have the same unit as the original measurement.
Multiply the original measurement by the conversion factor.

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 Lesson Converting Metric Measurements
2 From One Unit to Another

What I Need To Know

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
o identify metric measurements;
o arrange metric measurements from the smallest value to the biggest value
and vice versa; and
o convert metric measurements from one unit to another.

What’s In

Clipart 1

What’s New

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 What Is It

Our knowledge in the metric prefixes will extremely help us in

converting metric measurements easily. Here is what I mean:

This is our METRIC CONVERTER:

Let us convert 500 cm to m. Bitmoji

1. Identify the original unit which is cm. Using the metric converter, we move
units from cm to m. Let us count two units to the left.

2. Moving 2 units to the left means that we are going to move the decimal
point of our given measurement, which is 500, two units to the left as well.

500. = 5.00 or 5
Therefore, 500 cm is equal to 5 m.

What about 6 kg converted to mg?

Identify the original

unit which is kg.
Move units from kg
to mg.
That is 6 units to the
right.
Move the decimal
point in the given 6.
measurement by
6 units to the right.

Fill in the empty

6 000000.
spaces with zeros.

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 Therefore, 6 kg is
equal to 6 000 000 6kg = 6,000,000 mg
mg.

Lastly, ___ L = 9 542 cL

Identify the original

unit which is cL.
Move units from cL
to L.
That is 2 units to the
left.
Move the decimal
point in the given 9 542.
measurement by
2 units to the left.
9 5.42
Therefore, 9 542 cL
is equal to 95.42 L. 95.42 L = 9,542 cL

What’s More

Activity 2.2 Let us Convert! (Write your solutions and answers on a

separate sheet of paper.)

A. Convert the following measurements. Show your solutions.

1. 3 hg = _____ mg
2. 7,675 cL = _____ daL
3. 4,500 kg = _____ dg

B. Arrange the following measurements from (a) biggest value to smallest

value and (b) smallest value to biggest value. The number two is done for
your reference. (Use the metric converter.)
1. 60 kg, 60 mg, 60 cg, 60g
2. 7 km, 70 cm, 700 dm, 7,000 mm
(Hint: Convert each measurement to meters.)
a. 7 km, 700 dm, 7,000 mm, 70 cm
b. 70 cm, 7,000 mm, 700 dm, 7 km

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 What I Need To Remember

Converting metric units of measurement is easy with the use of the

metric converter.

➢ Identify the unit of the given measurement. Move from the given
unit to the target unit.
• If you move to the right, move the decimal point of your
given measurement to the right.
• If you move to the left, move the decimal point of your given
measurement to the left.

Lesson Converting English Measurements

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to Metric Measurements And Vice
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Versa From One Unit to Another

What I Need To Know

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
o recall the commonly used English and Metric units of measurements; and
o convert measurements from one unit to another.

What’s In

Here are the steps in converting English units of measurement:

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 What’s New

Is it possible to convert
centimeters to inches?
or cups to milliliters?
or pounds to grams?
Image 5

What Is It

Like the English to English conversion, English to Metric and vice versa
requires familiarization of the conversion table.

CONVERSION OF COMMON MEASUREMENTS OF LENGTH

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
The
1 meter ≈ 3.28 feet relationship
1 foot ≈ 0.30 meters of English to
1 mile ≈ 1.61 km Metric units
is mostly in
1 yard ≈ 0.91 meters decimal form.
1 km ≈ 0.62 mi

Clipart 2

Therefore, be
careful on the
digits to
prevent
conversion
error.

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Here are more measurement conversions:

CONVERSION OF COMMON
CONVERSION OF COMMON
MEASUREMENTS OF WEIGHT
MEASUREMENTS OF AREA
1 ounce ≈ 28.3 grams
1 in2 ≈ 6.45 cm2
1 pound ≈ 0.45 kg
1 m2 ≈ 1.196 yd2
1 ha ≈ 2.47 acres
1 ha = 10 000 m2
CONVERSION OF COMMON
MEASUREMENTS OF
VOLUME CONVERSION OF COMMON
1 tsp = 5 mL MEASUREMENTS OF
1 tbsp = 15 mL VOLUME
1 oz = 30 mL 1 in3 ≈ 16.39 mL
1 cup = 240 mL 1 liter ≈ 1.06 qt
1 pt = 480 mL 1 gallon ≈ 3.79 liters
1 qt = 0.95 L 1 m3 ≈35.31 ft3
1 gal = 3.8 L 1 quart ≈ 0.95 L

Given: 10 meters = _____ feet

1. Identify the units. meters and feet

2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 meter ≈ 3.28 feet
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number in 3.28 𝑓𝑡
fraction form used to change one unit of measure to 1𝑚
another by multiplication where the denominator
should be the same unit as the original
measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion
factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a 3.28 𝑓𝑡
10 𝑚 ( )
whole number) to the numerator. Factor out the 1𝑚
unit of meter in the original measurement and the
conversion factor.
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. (10)3.28
= 𝑓𝑡
1
32.8
= 𝑓𝑡
1

c. Write the unit in the final answer. = 32.8 𝑓𝑡.

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Given: 5.382 yd2 = _____ m2

1. Identify the units. square yards and square

meters
2. Determine the relationship between the units. 1 m2 ≈ 1.196 yd2
3. Determine the conversion factor (it is a number 𝑚2
in fraction form used to change one unit of 1.196 𝑦𝑑 2
measure to another by multiplication where the
denominator should be the same unit as the
original measurement).
4. Multiply the original measurement by the
conversion factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original measurement (which is a 2 (
𝑚2
whole number) to the numerator. Factor out 5.382 𝑦𝑑 )
1.196 𝑦𝑑 2
the unit of square yard in the original
measurement and the conversion factor.
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. 5.382(1) 2
= 𝑚
1.196

5.382 2
= 𝑚
1.196
c. Write the unit in the final answer. = 4.5 𝑚2

Given: _____ L = 12 in3

1. Identify the units. liters to cubic inches

2. Determine the relationship between
the units.
• We do not have a direct 1 in3 ≈ 16.39 mL
conversion from in3 to liters, but
we have in3 to mL.
• Then we use the metric converter
to convert mL to L.
3. Determine the conversion factor. 16.39 𝑚𝐿
𝑖𝑛3
4. Multiply the original measurement
by the conversion factor.
Steps:
a. Multiply the original 16.39 𝑚𝐿
12 𝑖𝑛3 ( )
measurement (which is a whole 𝑖𝑛3
number) to the numerator.
Factor out the unit of square
inches in the original
measurement and the
conversion factor. 12(16.39)
= 𝑚𝐿
b. Simplify using the PEMDAS rule. 1
196.68
= 𝑚𝐿
1

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 c. Write the unit in the final = 196.68 𝑚𝐿
answer.
5. We use the metric converter to
convert mL to L.

196.68 mL = 0.19668 L

For conversion of temperature, let us follow these formulas.

Converting Converting Converting Converting

Fahrenheit to Celsius to Celsius to Kelvin Kelvin to Celsius
Celsius Fahrenheit

𝟓 𝟗 𝑲 = °𝑪 + 𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟏𝟓 °𝑪 = 𝑲 − 𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟏𝟓
°𝑪 = (°𝑭 − 𝟑𝟐) °𝑭 = °𝑪 + 𝟑𝟐
𝟗 𝟓

Convert 40° F to °C.

Determine what is asked for. °F to °C

Choose the appropriate formula. 𝟓
𝑪 = (𝑭 − 𝟑𝟐)
𝟗
Substitute the given value. Our given 𝟓
𝑪 = (𝟒𝟎 − 𝟑𝟐)
value is 40 which is to be substituted to 𝟗
the °F.
Apply GEMDAS.
1. Subtract 32 from 40. 𝟓
= (𝟒𝟎 − 𝟑𝟐)
𝟗

2. Multiply 5 and 8. 𝟓
= (𝟖)
𝟗

3. Divide 40 by 9. 𝟒𝟎
=
𝟗

= 𝟒. 𝟒𝟒

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝟒𝟎° 𝑭 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝟒. 𝟒𝟒° 𝑪.

Convert 35° C to °F.

Determine what is asked for. °C to °F

Choose the appropriate formula. 𝟗
𝑭 = 𝑪 + 𝟑𝟐
𝟓
Substitute the given value. Our given 𝟗
𝑭 = (𝟑𝟓) + 𝟑𝟐
value is 35 which is to be substituted to 𝟓
the °C.

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Apply GEMDAS.
1. Multiply 9 and 35. 𝟗
(𝟑𝟓) + 𝟑𝟐
𝟓

2. Divide 405 by 5. 𝟑𝟏𝟓

= + 𝟑𝟐
𝟓

3. Add 81 and 32. = 𝟔𝟑 + 𝟑𝟐

= 𝟗𝟓

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝟑𝟓° 𝑪 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝟗𝟓° 𝑭.

Convert 275 K to °C.

Determine what is asked for. K to °C

Choose the appropriate formula. 𝑪 = 𝑲 − 𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟏𝟓
Substitute the given value. 𝑪 = 𝟐𝟕𝟓 − 𝟐𝟕𝟑. 𝟏𝟓
Apply GEMDAS.
1. Subtract 273.15 from 275. = 𝟏. 𝟖𝟓

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝟐𝟕𝟓 𝑲 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝟏. 𝟖𝟓° 𝑪.

What’s More

Activity 2.3 Let us Convert! (Write your solutions and answers on a

separate sheet of paper.)

1. 10 yards = _____ meters

2. _____ pound = 36 kg
3. 60° F = _____ K

What I Need To Remember

Converting units of
The metric converter is also
measurement from
an easy tool to convert
English to Metric
some measurements.
entails the same skill
as converting English 4
to English
measurements.

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 Lesson Solving Problems Involving
4 Conversion of Units of
Measurements

What I Need To Know

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
• explain the steps in solving problems involving conversion of units of
measurement; and
• solve problems involving conversion of units of measurements.

What’s In

Explain the steps in solving problems.

Know what you are looking

for.
ASKED
Identify values that will help
you solve the problem.
GIVEN
Make a plan on how to answer Clipart 1

the problem.
PLAN
Carry out the plan.

SOLVE
Write down your answer.

ANSWER

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 What’s New

To cook the black pearls of your

favorite milk tea, you need to
boil water in a pot which has a
diameter of 12 inches and a
height of 15 inches. How many
liters of water is needed to fill
in the pot?

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What Is It

Solving conversion problems is just like

solving everyday problems. We need to
strategize. Let us use the strategy mentioned
in “What’s In” to determine the amount of
water for the black pearls.

ASKED amount of water in liters to fill out the pot

GIVEN diameter of 12 inches and height of 15 inches
PLAN 1. Find the volume of the pot. Since the pot is a cylinder, we
use the formula 𝑉 = 𝐵ℎ or 𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ. Since we are given
the diameter which is 12 inches, we divide it by two to get
the radius which is 6 inches. We substitute the values
into the formula to get the volume.
2. Convert the volume from in3 into liters. In converting,
recall the steps from our previous lessons.

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 SOLVE
1. Find the volume.
12 cm
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
= (3.14)(6)2 (15)
= (3.14)(36)(15)
= (113.04)(15)
= 1 695.6 𝑖𝑛3
15 cm
2. Convert the volume.
16.39𝑚𝐿
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1695.6 𝑖𝑛3 ( )=
𝑖𝑛3

16.39𝑚𝐿
1695.6 𝑖𝑛3 ( ) = 27,790.88 mL
𝑖𝑛3

27 790.88 mL = 27.79088 L

ANSWER 27.79 L of water is needed to fill in the pot.

Here is another mathematical problem:

Your mother is becoming a certified plantita. You are going to help her fence the
vegetable garden with three rows of barb wire. The perimeter of the garden is 50
yards. How much barb wire are you going to buy if you already have 100 m of it?

ASKED additional barb wire to be bought

GIVEN perimeter of the garden = 50 yards
existing barb wire = 100 m
PLAN 1. Convert 50 yards into meters.
2. Multiply the converted 50 yards to meters by 3 since we
will have 3 rows of barb wire.
3. Subtract 100 meters from the product in step 2.
SOLVE 1. Convert 50 yards into meter.
0.91𝑚
50 𝑦𝑑𝑠 ( ) = 45.5 𝑚
1 𝑦𝑑

2. (45.5) (3) = 136.5 m.

3. Subtract 100 m from 136.5 m.

136.5 – 100 = 36.5 m
ANSWER 36.5 m additional barb wire needs to be bought to fence the
vegetable garden.

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Our last example will be about baking.

When baking a cake or cookies, the oven must be preheated first. You are about to
put the cake batter into the oven but noticed that the thermometer you have is in
°C while the recipe calls for 290° F preheating. What should the thermometer
reading be to make sure the cake bakes properly?

ASKED temperature reading in Celsius that is equivalent to 290° F

GIVEN 290° F
PLAN Convert 290° F to °C.
SOLVE 𝟓
𝑪 = (𝟐𝟗𝟎 − 𝟑𝟐)
𝟗

𝟓
= (𝟐𝟓𝟖)
𝟗

𝟏 𝟐𝟗𝟎
=
𝟗

= 𝟏𝟒𝟑. 𝟑𝟑°C
ANSWER The thermometer reading should be𝟏𝟒𝟑. 𝟑𝟑°C to make sure
the cake bakes properly.

What’s More

Activity 2.4 Solve the story problems using the steps in problem-solving
and the concepts of converting measurements. (Write your solutions and
answers on a separate sheet of paper.)

1. According to YouTube, the daily watch time on TV screens was more than
250 million hours per day. How many years is that?
2. The Philippines is the world’s biggest coffee importer. Accordingly, the
annual coffee consumption of Filipinos is at 28, 850, 000, 000 grams of
green bean coffee. How many kilograms of green bean coffee is that?
3. In Cebu City, a lot of rain falls in the months from June to January with
an average amount of annual precipitation of 61.81 inches. How many
millimeters is that?

What I Need To Remember

To solve problems involving conversion of units of
measurements, you need to have a plan. Here are the steps:
1. Know what you are looking for.
2. Identify values that will help you solve the problem.
3. Make a plan on how to answer the problem.
4. Carry out the plan.
5. Write down your answer.

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 What I Can Do

A. Convert the following measurements.

1. 200 m2 = _____ yd2
2. 36 dag = _____ dg
3. _____ gal = 56 cups

B. Compare the following measurements, write >, <, or = on the blank provided
for.
1. 15.4 cm _____ 9 m
2. 3 ha _____ 7.41 acres
3. 2 tons _____ 16 000 oz

C. Arrange the following measurements.

1. From the coolest to the warmest.
32° F, 16° C, 278 K
2. From the longest to the shortest.
55 years, 1 millennium, 2 scores

D. Make a story problem about conversion of measurements. (Optional)

You can choose whether it will be English to English, Metric to Metric, or
English to Metric and vice versa. Here is the rubric:

3 pts 2 pts 1 pt
Content The concept of The concept of The concept of
conversion is conversion is a conversion is not
evident. little evident. evident.

Organization The story The story The story

problem is problem is problem is not
written clearly written clearly written clearly
and coherently. and coherently. and coherently.
It is easy to read It is easy to read It is not easy to
and understand. and understand read and
most of the time. understand.
Solution Solution is Solution is Solution is
complete and correct but not incorrect.
correct. completely
shown.

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 Assessment (Post Test)
Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your chosen
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. How many centimeters are there in 5 kilometers?
A. 0.000005 cm C. 50,000 cm
B. 0.00005 cm D. 500,000 cm
2. How many liters are there in 55 000 milliliters?
A. 0.055 L B. 0.55 L C. 55 L D. 550 L
3. Which of the following measurements is less than 60 decigrams?
A. 600 kg B. 600 g C. 600 cg D. 600 mg
4. How many seconds are there in 500,000 milliseconds?
A. 5 second B. 50 seconds C. 500 seconds D.5,000 seconds
5. How many hours are there in one decade?
A. 876.6 hrs B. 8,766 hrs C. 87,660 hrs D. 876,600 hrs
6. Which of the following is equal to 6 pints?
A. 12 teaspoons B. 12 cups C. 12 quarts D. 12 gallons

7. How many kilometers are there in 1.24 miles?

1
A. km B. 1 km C. 2 km D. 3 km
2
8. Which of the following measurements is more than 2 ton?
A. 640 oz B. 6 400 oz C. 64,000 oz D. 640,000 oz
9. Which temperature is the warmest?
A. 0 °R B. 0 K C. 0 °F D. 0 °C

10. How many inches are there in 10 decimeters?

A. 3.94 inches B. 39.37 inches C. 393.7 inches D. 3,937 inches
11. Which of the following measurements is the largest?
A. 16 cup B. 4 quarts C. 5 L D. 500 mL
12. Which measurement is equivalent to 2.5 tons?
A. 2,500 kg B. 2,500 hg C. 2,500 dag D. 2,500 g

13. The total land area of the Philippines is 300 000 square kilometers. About
13 000 000 hectares of this is dedicated to agriculture. How much land in
square meters is devoted to producing food for the Filipino people?
A. 1.3 sq m. B.13 B sq. m. C. 130 B sq. m. D. 1 300 sq. m.
14. The average temperature of Cebu City is 27.5° C. Your American friend would
like to know what the weather is like here in Cebu City. What temperature
measurement would you give her?
A. 33.64° F B. 55.9° F C. 81.5° F D. 107.1° F
15. Probably your most dreaded pest, the cockroaches live with an average of 9
months. However, in ideal conditions such as no pest controllers, they may be
able to live up to 2 years. How many weeks is that?
A. 102 weeks B. 103 weeks C. 104 weeks D. 105 weeks

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 Answer Key
Remember: This portion of the module contains all the answers. Your HONESTY is
required.

b. 60mg, 60cg,
3. 45,000,000 dg

mL, 60 L, 20 daL
3. >

3. a. 20 daL, 60
L, 400 mL, 5 cL
B. 1. a. 60kg, 60g,

b. 5 cL, 400
A. 1. 300,000 mg
2. =

2. 7.675 daL
3. 288.71 K

60cg, 60mg
Activity 2.2
B. 1. <

60g, 60kg
2. 80 lbs
1. 9.1 m 3. 525,960 mins
Activity 2.3 2. 10 lbs
A. 1. 18 ft
Activity 2.1

Activity 2.4 1. 28 519 years 2. 28 850 000 kg 3. 1570 mm

References
Text Book
Maybelle Gallardo-Fausto,[Link]., Understanding Mathematics Grade 7.
(Manila, Philippines: Vicarish Publication and Trading, Inc., 2014),
147 – 156, 172 – 201.
Elizabeth R. Aseron, [Link]., Mathematics – Grade 7 Learner’s Materials, 1st
Edition. (Pasig City, Philippines: FEP Printing Corp., 2014), 91 – 106.

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Clipart 2: retrieved December 30, 2020, [Link]/yQX06

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Congratulations!
You are now ready for the next module. Always remember the following:
1. Make sure every answer sheet has your Name, Grade and Section Title of
the Activity or Activity No.
2. Follow the date of submission of answer sheets as agreed with your
teacher.
3. Keep the modules with you AND return them at the end of the school
year or whenever face-to-face interaction is permitted.

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