MATH123 Quantitative Reasoning Section 10 Unit Conversions Section:________ Name:______________________ Show Factor-Label Setup when appropriate 1.) James Madison was the shortest US president at 64 inches in height. Convert his height to feet and inches. 2.) Which is taller a basketball player who is 6 ft. 4 in. tall or a one who is 1.75 m? Use unit conversions to justify your answer. 3.) Your teacher says she will give you 5000 seconds to complete the practice test, how long is this in minutes? 4.) Convert 4 days to seconds. 5.) Mt. Everest is 29,029 feet, how many miles is this? 6.) My driveway is of a mile, how many feet is this? 7.) Convert 4 cups to pints. 8.) You buy 10 gallons of ice cream for a party, how many cup sized containers can you fill with this? 9.) You need 154 cm of thread for a project, how many meters is this? 10.) Your friend weights 62kg, how many grams is this? 11.) Your friend weights 62kg, how many pounds is this? 12.) The label on an auto pet feeder says it holds 4.8 kg of dry food. How many pounds of food does it hold? 13.) A barrel holds 50 L, how many gallons is this? 14.) Is the following statement reasonable? (Justify your answer!) It took 300 L of gasoline to fill up the car's tank? 15.) The length of a football field is 100 yards. In constructing a football field in Europe, the specifications have to be given in metric units. How long is a football field in meters? 1 MATH123 Quantitative Reasoning Section 10 Unit Conversions 16.) Vesna Vulovic survived the longest fall on record without a parachute when her plane exploded and she fell 6 miles and 551 yards. What is this distance in meters? 17.) How many cups are in a gallon of coffee? 18.) How many seconds are in a year? 19.) The average loaf of artisan bread from the bakery weighs 700 grams. How many ounces is that? 20.) The label on a small soda bottle lists the volume of the drink as 355 mL. How many fluid ounces are in the bottle? 21.) A Swedish baby carrier can hold a baby with minimum size: 53 cm long and weighing 3.5 kg. The maximum weight is 15 kg. Problems Adapted from Pre-Algebra & Introductory Algebra, Lial. Addison-Wesley, 2010. a. Can the carrier be safely used for a newborn infant who weighs 6 lb and is 18.5 in. long? Explain. b. Can the carrier be safely used for a baby who weighs 32 lb? Explain. 22.) The Eiffel Tower is 301 m high. What is its height in feet? 2