Sheet No.

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Exercises on UNIT CONVERSIONS

USE OF CONVERSION FACTORS

1.-/Use conversion factors and make the following mass unit changes:
28 kg = 28000 g 0.45 kg
0.3245 kg g) 35 cg → mg
c)3 cg→hg h)6 t→kg
d) 0.5 g 52 g → 52000000 µg

650 mg 0.075 hg is equal to 750 mg.

Use conversion factors and make the following changes of length units:
a) 3.2 m 500000 dm
85.65 km 0.335 mm → 335 µm
0.755 hm h) 6 mm → m
d) 90 dm → mm 5.25 dam
250 cm 0.0092 hm is equal to 92 mm.

3.-/Use conversion factors and make the following changes of volume units:
15,25 kL → 15250 L 8.5 L
b) 50 L → kL 0.65 hL → mL
c) 0.015 hL h) 250 cL → 2.5 daL
d) 33 cL → mL i) 52 daL → cL
750 dL is equal to 75,000 cL 925 dL

4.-/Use conversion factors and make the following time unit changes:
24 seconds to minutes f) 8500 ms → 8.5 s
b) 18 h → days g) 86400 ms → h
c) 150 min → s h)720 min→h
3 h 0.25 h → s
2.5 years → h 3 days → min

5.-/Use conversion factors for the following area unit changes:

2.25 m2→dm2 f)7552 dam2→km2
b) 1850.2 cm2→m2 0.00475 hm2→mm2
0.35 km2dam2 4500 dm2dam2
0.0245 m2to cm2 0.085 km2→m2
e) 25680 mm2→m2 j) 140 cm2→km2

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 Sheet No. 2
Exercises on UNIT CONVERSIONS

USE OF CONVERSION FACTORS

1.- Use conversion factors and make the following changes of volume units:
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a) 65 dm3→L f) 2546 mL → m
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b) 50 m 80000 dm³3
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c) 250 L → m h) 6.25 cm3→mL
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0.3 dm3milliliters 0.85 hL = 8500 cm³
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e) 870 cL → m 7.5 mL → mm3

2.-/Use conversion factors and make the following unit changes:

a) 32 cg → kg 12 months and 7 days
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b) 265 cm22 g) 65 cL → cm
57 dam h) 980 mm2→dm2
2 2 3
2.9 hectares is equal to 29,000 square meters. (1 ha = 1 hm ) i) 275 L → m
e)13 h y 18 min→s Your age

4.-/Use conversion factors and make the following unit changes in speed:
a)90 m/s→km/h f) 2540 mm/s → 152400 dm/min
b)540 km/h→m/s 4 km/s = 14400 m/h
c) 4.2 km/min → m/h 17.2 hm/min → km/h
30 m/s 4.0 m/s
e) 200 cm/s → 12000 m/min 658 mm/s converts to 39,480 m/min

5.-/Use conversion factors for the following density unit changes:

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13.6 g/cm3→kg/L 40 kg/L to g/cm³
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b) 1000 kg/m grams per milliliter g) 12 mg/mm3→dg/cL
4.5 g/mL → mg/L 0.9 g/mL → kg/dm3
2.75 cg/cL → hg/m3 i) 930.5 mg/L → kg/m3
e) 80 mg/cm3→g/L 14500 kg/m3grams per cubic centimeter3

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 Sheet No. 3
EjerciciOS about UNIT CHANGES

USO DETHE CONVERSION FACTORS

1.-/ Utiliza factores de conversión y realiza los siguientes cambios de unidades:

125 g/cm2→ mg/mm2 12 kg/m2cg/cm2
2 2
b) 60 kg/m grams per cubic centimeter g)6,2 mm/min2m/s2
2 2
0.55 cg/m → mg/cm h) 6700 mg/cm2grams per meter2
d)120 kg·m/min → g·cm/s 288 kg·m/h
2
675 hg/dm → cg/dam 2
j) 45 m/s2cm/min2

2.-/ Utiliza factores de conversión y realiza los siguientes cambios de unidades al

350 cg 1.6 g/cm3
b)250, 2 km/h g) 120 cm/min
c) 1.25 g/mL 77 ºF
-90 ºC 4285 mm/h
e)7 h j) 450 mg/mm2

3.-/ Utiliza factores de conversión y realiza los siguientes cambios de unidades al

108 km/h f) 1.2 hg/dm3
2
9 g/cm g) 1224 km/h
120 cm/min h) 6 mg/dm2
10 days i) 485 dag/L
e) 75 cg·cm/s j) 540 m/h

4.-/ Utiliza factores de conversión y realiza los siguientes cambios de unidades alS.I.:
0.25 ha f) 0.8 g/mL
b) 2540 mL -185 ºC
27 ºC h)54 g·cm/min2
2 2
d) 25 cg·cm /s 0.92 kg/L
7.29 hg/L 2160 g·dm2/min2

5.-/ Transforma estas unidades alS.I. and express the result asnotación científica:
a) 0.15 mm f) 1 día y 1 hora
300000 km/s g)3·10-6cm
c) 75 g/cm3 h) 12.5 mL
108,000 km/h 0.7 dg/hm2
6.2 µg 0.16 mg/L

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 Sheet No. 4

Exercises on CONVERSION FACTORS

1.-/Using conversion factors, convert the following units to the System

International:
126 km/h 34.7 g/dm3
2
b) 4500 mm i) 730 mg/L
7067.52 km/day 950 hg/mm3
35 cg/L k)3.4 · 104kg/L
90 dam/hour l)2.97·107mm/hour
f)346 g/L m)3.46·10-2mg/L
g) 934.8 hm/min n)6.9·10-7hg/cm

2.-/Express in the S.I. the speeds of the fastest balls in different sports and
arrange them from smallest to largest:
a)Golf: 5.7 km/min
Football: 140.4 km/h
c) Baseball: 155 mph. (Note that 1 mile = 1.609 km)
d) Tennis: 4.02·105cm/min

3.-/Using conversion factors, make the following unit changes:

6.56 m3→mL h) 36 km/h to m/s
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b) 85.6 cm →hL i) 60 km/h → 1,000,000 cm/min
c) 56.88 min → days 2.7 g/cm3→kg/L
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d)9.26·10 kg to mg 20 m/s is equivalent to 72 km/h
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e) 6.5 · 10 m →cm 7000 kg/m3grams per milliliter
3,456 m/s is equivalent to 12,441.6 km/h. 7 kg·m/s to g·cm/min
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g) 3.45 t/m >g/L(t: ton= 10 kg) 3
360 dm/min2meters per second2

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 EXERCISES UNIT CONVERSION AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

1.- Express in units of the International System

0.0108 km 90 min

5,009 hectometers k) 3.6 k units

0.215 dag 180 hours

20,903 dg m) 1 hour

412.8 g n) 638 ms

f) 1,579 hg o) 43 of

0.039 mm p) 938 cs

h) 4 cm 3 dm

3 mg 60 cm

2.- Write the following amounts in scientific notation.

39500 m 0.31 s

0.073 s 18,000,000 km

12 m 745,000,000 m

43,000,000 g 0.1 cm

0.0000000007 km k) 337 kg

0.00023 hm 1,000,000,000,000 g

3.- Write the corresponding amount.

3.6 × 105m f) 107km

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1.8 . 10hm 1.03 x 10-5s

8.48 x 109kg h) 4.38 x 10-1mA

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d) 2.3 . 10g 107m
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e) 4.7 . 10m j) 7.2 . 10 g
4.- Express in units of the International System.

0.6 t 35 min

18 mg 1 hour 10 minutes

c) 2230 g 1 day

d) 312 cm 1 nautical mile

e) 7560 mm 1 inch

f) 250 dm r) 3 t

56 cm s) 47 cg

h) 76 mm 16 kg

600,000 cm 1 mm

300,000 km/s 27 ds

150,000,000 km w) 32 ms
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9.5 .10km 77 cm

5.- Express in m2and in mm2the following amounts

32900 cm2 95 hm2

657 dam2 0.7 km2

c) 3 km2 89700 cm2

1800000 dm2 k) 4560 dam2

350 hm2 3000 dm2

f) 6 m2 650500 mm2

g) 567000 mm2
6,. Express in l, m3and the following amounts

32900 cm3 0.6 l

657 dam3 18 ml

c) 3 km3 p) 2230 l

1800000 dm3 q) 312 cl

350 hm3 7560 ml

f) 6 m3 s) 250 dm3

567000 mm3 t) 56 cm3

95 hm3 u) 76 mm3

0.7 km3 600,000 cm3

89700 cm3 300,000 kl

k) 4560 dam3 150,000,000 l

3000 dm3 12
y) 9.5 .10 ml

650500 mm3 35 mm3

7.- Express in cm3and liters the following amounts

110 ml g) 16 kl

1st grade h) 1 mm3

c) 1 m3 27 dm3

d) 1 hl 32 ml

3 km3 k) 77 cm3

f) 47 cl l) 33689 ml
8.- Express in scientific notation the
following amounts

3650000
90000000000000
c) 15000000
0.000025
e) 325900000000
25897000000000
0.0000000000001256
45000000000000000
100000000000000
0.0000000000000000254

9.- Write the amounts that

correspond

5,64.10-06
b) 7,00.10+12
c) 1.56.10+12
d) 4.78.10+20
e) 3.40.10-04
4.56.10-06
g) 2.01.10-17
h) 6.50 x 10+17

5.62 x 10+20
2,00.10-02
IN THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS, MAKE THE CONVERSIONS
NECESSARY TO REACH THE REQUESTED RESULT.

The distance between Riobamba and Esmeraldas is approximately 245 miles.

Express this distance in kilometers

2. The height of the Chimborazo glacier is 6310m above sea level. Express the
result in feet.

A NBA basketball player is 6 feet and 8.5 inches tall. How tall is he in
subways?

4. An operator measures the sides of a rectangular piece and finds that it measures 6in.
width by 10 inches in length. What is the area of the piece in cm?2?.

5. If a family disposes of approximately 3 pounds of garbage a day. How many tons

discard in a year?

6. A person consumes an average of 250cm.3from Coca Cola per day. How much money
How much does one spend annually on that beverage in dollars? (Assume that 1 liter costs $0.75)

Two packages are sent by transport, one weighing 12 pounds and the other 850 grams.
How much should be paid in dollars for the two packages if the shipping costs 50?
cents per kilo?

8. Every morning a student arrives at school, averaging 5 minutes.

approximately delayed. Calculate your total delay during the year in hours and minutes.
200-day school.
A cyclist travels at 5 m/s. What is his speed in feet/s?

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10. A person in a foreign country measures the dimensions of a floor and discovers that
They are 80m x [Link] an order for dishes with a North American supplier.
2 feet How many square feet should the supplier send?
selling in square

11. If a Painter charges $1.75 per m2How many dollars are paid to paint a wall of 8
35 feet high by 35 feet long?

12. A nautical mile equals 6,076.12 feet, and a knot is the unit of speed that
It is equal to one nautical mile per hour. A boat travels at a speed of 12 knots.
What is your speed in m/s?

The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. What is the speed in km/h?
airplane that flies at twice the speed of sound?

14. An aircraft travels at a speed of 420 miles per hour (mph). What is its
speed in feet per second?

15. The edges of the sides of a cube-shaped container are 50 cm. Calculate the
volume in liters.

16. The driver of a car is on the highway and accelerates to

2 Calculate that acceleration in km/h.2
125 cm/s.

17. An electrician must install an underground cable from an avenue to his.

house. If the house is located 1.2 miles from the avenue, how many meters and how many
How many feet of cable will be needed?

An automobile engine has a piston displacement (volume) of 1595 cm.3.

and a cylinder diameter of 83 mm. Express these measurements in cubic inches and
in inches respectively.

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19. How many in3What is the space occupied by a gallon? Assuming that the
the fuel tank of a car is approximately equivalent to a
parallelepiped of 24 in length, 18 in width and 12 in height, how many
gallons or liters of gasoline will the tank contain when it is located
totally full?

20. Una mujer pesa 130 lb y tiene una altura de 5 ft 9 in. Exprese su peso en kg y su
height in m and in cm.

The value of atmospheric pressure is 14.7 lb/in2. The unit in the S.I. of the

Pressure is the Pascal (Pa). 1 Pa = 1 N/m2What is the value of the pressure?

atmospheric in Pascals?

A person wants to pour concrete to make a slab in a rectangular shape,

5 in thickness 30.5 ft wide and 12 ft long. Calculate the number of yd.3 y
m3that are required.

23. Ccalculate the area in ft2and in m2 from a board that is 400 in length and 20 in
wide.

24. Lwood has a density of 4.70 slug/ft3What is its density in kg/m ? 3