Worksheets of length units conversion
Conversions of a length unit in word problems
- Building shadow
When the Sun's altitude is 30° above the horizontal, find the length of the shadow cast by a 50 m high building. - A road
A road on a map measures 8 cm long. The scale of the map is 25000. Calculate the actual length of the road - I-beam
If an I-beam is 12'- 6 1/2" long and needs to be cut into four equal sections, how long will each section be? - Circle circumference meters
Calculate the circumference of the circle if its radius is 25 cm. Express the result in meters. - Pool track width
What is the smallest width of the pool to be divided without rest into equally wide tracks, either 80 cm or 1 m, or 120 cm? - Pool plan marking
The pool is 50 m long and 20 m wide. How will it be marked on the plan on a scale of 1:200? - The classroom
The classroom is 9 meters long. Its width is smaller and can be passed in equally long steps of 55 CM or 70 CM. Find the width of the classroom. - An architect
An architect makes a model of a new house. The model shows a tile patio in the backyard. In the model, each tile has a length of 1/2 inch and a width of 1/6 inch. The actual tiles have a length of 2/3 feet and a width of 2/9 feet. What is the ratio of the - Flooring a room
Find the cost of flooring a room 6.5 m by 5 m with square tiles of sides 25 cm at the rate of rupees 9.40 per tile. - Rectangle Dimensions Reduce Ratio
Reduce the dimensions of the rectangle with dimensions of 21 cm and 3 dm in a ratio of 4:6. In what proportion will the areas of both rectangles be? - Laths
There are two laths in the garage opposite one another: one 2 meters long and the other 3 meters long. They fall against each other and lean against the opposite walls of the garage. Both laths touch at 70 cm above the garage floor. How wide is the garage - Mirror
How far must Paul place a mirror to see the top of the tower 12 m high? The height of Paul's eyes above the horizontal plane is 160 cm, and Paul is from the tower distance of 20 m. - A train 4
A train passes two bridges of 400 m and 260 m in 25 sec and 18 sec, respectively. Find the length and speed of the train. - An electrician 7
An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole 4 meters in height. He needs to reach a point 1 m below the top. What should be the length of the ladder that he could use, when inclined at an angle 60° to the horizontal? - Map trip length
The tourist map has a scale of 1:40 000. Find the actual length of the trip, which is marked on the map by a 7 cm long line.
more math problems »
