Measurement Conversion

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What is measurement conversion?

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Measurement conversion is the process of converting a quantity from one unit to another, such as converting yards to feet or minutes to seconds.

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How many feet are in a yard?

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There are 3 feet in a yard.

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If Kay ran 210 yards, how many feet did she run?

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Kay ran 630 feet (210 yards x 3 feet/yard).

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How many seconds are in a minute?

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There are 60 seconds in a minute.

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How many seconds are in 5 minutes?

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There are 300 seconds in 5 minutes (5 minutes x 60 seconds/minute).

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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What is the ratio of rice to water if Laura uses 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of water?

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The ratio of rice to water is 1:2.

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If Laura uses 4 cups of rice, how much water does she need?

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She needs 8 cups of water (4 cups of rice x 2 cups of water/cup of rice).

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How many meters are in a kilometer?

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There are 1,000 meters in a kilometer.

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How many meters are in 42 kilometers?

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There are 42,000 meters in 42 kilometers (42 km x 1,000 m/km).