7.5 Systems of measurement  (Page 8/10)

Matthias is $1.8$ meters tall. His son is $89$ centimeters tall. How much taller, in centimeters, is Matthias than his son?

Stavros is $1.6$ meters tall. His sister is $95$ centimeters tall. How much taller, in centimeters, is Stavros than his sister?

A typical dove weighs $345$ grams. A typical duck weighs $1.2$ kilograms. What is the difference, in grams, of the weights of a duck and a dove?

Concetta had a $\text{2-kilogram}$ bag of flour. She used $180$ grams of flour to make biscotti. How many kilograms of flour are left in the bag?

Harry mailed $5$ packages that weighed $420$ grams each. What was the total weight of the packages in kilograms?

One glass of orange juice provides $560$ milligrams of potassium. Linda drinks one glass of orange juice every morning. How many grams of potassium does Linda get from her orange juice in $30$ days?

Jonas drinks $200$ milliliters of water $8$ times a day. How many liters of water does Jonas drink in a day?

One serving of whole grain sandwich bread provides $6$ grams of protein. How many milligrams of protein are provided by $7$ servings of whole grain sandwich bread?

Bill is $75$ inches tall. Convert his height to centimeters.

Frankie is $42$ inches tall. Convert his height to centimeters.

Marcus passed a football $24$ yards. Convert the pass length to meters.

Connie bought $9$ yards of fabric to make drapes. Convert the fabric length to meters.

Each American throws out an average of $\mathrm{1,650}$ pounds of garbage per year. Convert this weight to kilograms.

An average American will throw away $\mathrm{90,000}$ pounds of trash over his or her lifetime. Convert this weight to kilograms.

A $\text{5K}$ run is $5$ kilometers long. Convert this length to miles.

Kathryn is $1.6$ meters tall. Convert her height to feet.

Dawn’s suitcase weighed $20$ kilograms. Convert the weight to pounds.

Jackson’s backpack weighs $15$ kilograms. Convert the weight to pounds.

Ozzie put $14$ gallons of gas in his truck. Convert the volume to liters.

Bernard bought $8$ gallons of paint. Convert the volume to liters.

$86\text{°F}$

$77\text{°F}$

$104\text{°F}$

$14\text{°F}$

$72\text{°F}$

$4\text{°F}$

$0\text{°F}$

$120\text{°F}$

$5\text{°C}$

$25\text{°C}$

$\mathrm{-10}\text{°C}$

$\mathrm{-15}\text{°C}$

$22\text{°C}$

$8\text{°C}$

$43\text{°C}$

$16\text{°C}$

Nutrition Julian drinks one can of soda every day. Each can of soda contains $40$ grams of sugar. How many kilograms of sugar does Julian get from soda in $1$ year?

Reflectors The reflectors in each lane-marking stripe on a highway are spaced $16$ yards apart. How many reflectors are needed for a one-mile-long stretch of highway?

Some people think that $65\text{°}$ to $75\text{°}$ Fahrenheit is the ideal temperature range.

ⓐ What is your ideal temperature range? Why do you think so?

ⓑ Convert your ideal temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius.