Identify Units of Measure and Make Conversions Between Units

Length

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 5 kilometers to meters.

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Weight

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 3 pounds to kilograms.

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Volume

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 2 liters to milliliters.

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Temperature

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 25°C to Fahrenheit.

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Time

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 3 hours to minutes.

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Area

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 5000 square meters to square kilometers.

  1. Understanding the Units:
    • A kilometer (km) is 1,000 meters (m).
    • A square kilometer (km²) is a square with sides of 1 kilometer each.
  2. Calculating the Area:
    • The area of a square is calculated by squaring the length of one of its sides.
    • For a square kilometer, each side is 1 kilometer long.
  3. Conversion to Meters:
    • Since 1 kilometer is 1,000 meters, each side of the square kilometer is 1,000 meters.
    • Therefore, the area in square meters is calculated as: \((1,000 \text{ meters}) \times (1,000 \text{ meters}) = 1,000,000 \text{ square meters}\)

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Speed

Common Units:

Example Conversion: Convert 60 miles per hour to kilometers per hour.

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