Remember the rules:
Converting from a small unit to a large unit.....DIVIDE
Converting from a large unit to a small unit.....MULTIPLY
A maple syrup manufacturer ships his product in
bottles which each hold 8 ounces of syrup. If each shipping
box contains 144 bottles, how many gallons of syrup are in each box?
A chef at a very fancy restaurant is famous for his Salmon steaks.
If each steak weighs 6 ounces, and the average weight of the
useable salmon in each fish is 13 pounds, how many steaks can he
produce from each fish?
Students at the Meadowville Middle School have a
total of 9 periods in each school day. If each period is 43
minutes in length, how many hours are the students in class during a
regular school day?
How many hours are they in school during a 185 day school year?
A driveway contractor uses approximately 2.75 tons
of concrete in each driveway he builds. How many pounds of concrete
is this?
One week he constructed 7 new driveways, how many pounds of concrete
was used in all?
On average, the star running
back on the football team ran 1640 yards per season. If his career
lasted for 11 seasons, how many miles did he run over his entire
career?
