Unit conversion practice problems - page 2 of 121
Other common SI unit conversions include:1 liter = 1000 milliliters
1 gram = 1000 milligrams
1 joule = 1 watt-second
1 newton = 1 kilogram-meter per second squared
In the SI system, units can be multiplied or divided by powers of ten to create larger or smaller units. These multiples are called prefixes.
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- The distance 4
The distance between two towns is 120 km there are approximately 8 km in each 5 mi. Which measurement is closest to the number of miles between each two towns?
- Salt water
The ratio of water (in liters) to salt (in grams) needs to be 3 to 2. If we add 10 grams of salt, how much water do we need to add?
- Clock error
How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
- Workers
Suppose John starts work at 8:45 AM and finishes at 5:15 PM. He has 90 minutes of breaks. How many hours does he work in 5 days?
- Crossing a pole
A train 200 m long is moving at a speed of 72 km/hr. How much time will it take to cross a pole?
- 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.
- A ship 2
A ship runs at 15 1/2 knots (pls convert to nautical miles per hour) for 3 1/2 hours. How far does the ship travel?
- Konrad
Konrad coaches football. He cycles 3 km to the stadium at an average 12 km/h speed. How long does Konrad take to cycle to the stadium?
- ABCD on a map
Dinesh went from place A to place B and from there to place C. A is 7.5 km from B, and B is 12.7 km from C. Ayub went from place A to place D and from there to place C. D is 9.3 km from A, and C is 11.8 km from D. Who traveled more, and by how much?
- Complete 16
Complete the conversions below, show calculations and answers 1) 3.5 kg to gram 2) 4567ml to litres 3) R45.78 to cent 4) 5.60m to centimeters
- Train stops
Without stoppages, the speed of a train is 150 km/h and with stoppages, it is 100 km/h. How many minutes, does the train stop? Solve for distance 300 km.
- Water per day
Liam's goal is to drink 12 cups of water a day. So far, Liam has drank one-half gallon of water today. How much more water, in OUNCES, does Liam need to drink today to reach his goal of 12 cups of water per day?
- Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee has a rope. The total length of the rope is 5 meters. He cuts off 350 centimeters of rope to use in his garden and another 75 centimeters to hang a bird feeder. What is the length of the rope he has left in centimeters?
- Beeps
An electronic device makes a beep after every 60 sec. Another device makes a beep after every 62 sec. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The next time, when they will beep together at the earliest?
- Time and distance
A man walking at a speed of 4 km/h can reach a destination in 3 hours. If he increases his speed by 1 km/h, how much time will he save?
- Grain storage
On their farm, Adam's family maintains a storage facility that can hold 19.2 cubic yards (yd3) of grain. Since 1 yard is approximately equal to 0.9144 m, this volume can be converted to m³.
- Two trains 14
Two trains running in the same direction at 40kmph and 22kmph completely pass one another in 1 minute. If the length of the first train is 125m, find the length of the 2nd train.
- Train same direction
Find the time taken by a train 170 m long, running at the speed of 83 km/h, to cross another train 180 m running at the speed of 65 km/h in the same direction.
- Goods train
A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
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