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Math Skills Overview Guide

Using Conversion Ratios

What does it mean?

Conversion Table

  • 1 centimeter = 0.394 inches
  • 1 meter = 39.370 inches = 3.281 feet
  • 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles
  • 1 liter = 0.264 gallons
  • 1 newton = 0.225 pounds
  • 1 joule = 0.738 foot-pounds
  • 1 gram = 0.035 ounces
  • 1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
  • 1 inch = 2.540 centimeters
  • 1 foot = 30.480 centimeters = 0.305 meters
  • 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
  • 1 gram = 3.785 liters
  • 1 pound = 4.448 newtons
  • 1 foot-lb = 1.356 joules
  • 1 pound = 0.454 kilograms

 What does it look like?

12 meters = ? feet $$12 * 3.281 = 3.372  feet$$ 2 miles = ? kilometers $$2 * 1.609 = 3.218  kilometers$$ 2 pound = ? kilograms $$2 * 0.454 = 0.908  kilograms$$ 77 Fahrenheit = ? Celsius $$( 77 - 32 ) * \frac{5}{9} = 25  C$$ 77 Celsius = ? Fahrenheit $$( 77 * \frac{9}{5}) + 32 = 170.6  F$$ 0 Fahrenheit = ? Celsius $$(0 - 32 ) * \frac{5}{9} = 17.7  C$$ 0 Celsius = ? Fahrenheit $$( 0 * \frac{9}{5}) + 32 = 32  F$$

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