Unit Conversions - ISEE Upper Level Quantitative Reasoning

1. What is the conversion factor from miles to kilometers (approximate)?

   $1\text{ mi}\approx 1.6\text{ km}$. Approximate conversion factor between US customary and metric systems for distance.

2. What is the conversion factor from liters to milliliters?

   $1\text{ L}=1000\text{ mL}$. Standard metric unit conversion where each liter contains one thousand milliliters.

3. What is the conversion factor from gallons to quarts (US customary)?

   $1\text{ gal}=4\text{ qt}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each gallon contains four quarts.

4. What is the conversion factor from feet to inches?

   $1\text{ ft}=12\text{ in}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each foot contains twelve inches.

5. What is the conversion factor from inches to centimeters (approximate)?

   $1\text{ in}\approx 2.54\text{ cm}$. Approximate conversion factor between US customary and metric systems for length.

6. What is the conversion factor from miles to feet?

   $1\text{ mi}=5280\text{ ft}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each mile contains 5280 feet.

7. What is the conversion factor from kilometers to meters?

   $1\text{ km}=1000\text{ m}$. Standard metric unit conversion where each kilometer contains one thousand meters.

8. What is the conversion factor from pints to cups (US customary)?

   $1\text{ pt}=2\text{ c}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each pint contains two cups.

9. What is $2.5\text{ yd}$ converted to feet?

   $7.5\text{ ft}$. Multiply yards by the conversion factor of $3$ feet per yard to obtain feet.

10. What is the conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters?

    $1\text{ cm}=10\text{ mm}$. Standard metric unit conversion where each centimeter contains ten millimeters.

11. What is the conversion factor from kilograms to pounds (approximate)?

    $1\text{ kg}\approx 2.2\text{ lb}$. Approximate conversion factor between metric and US customary systems for mass.

12. What is the conversion factor from quarts to pints (US customary)?

    $1\text{ qt}=2\text{ pt}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each quart contains two pints.

13. What is the conversion factor from minutes to seconds?

    $1\text{ min}=60\text{ s}$. Standard time unit conversion where each minute contains sixty seconds.

14. What is $3\text{ km}$ converted to meters?

    $3000\text{ m}$. Multiply kilometers by the conversion factor of $1000$ meters per kilometer to obtain meters.

15. What is the conversion factor from meters to centimeters?

    $1\text{ m}=100\text{ cm}$. Standard metric unit conversion where each meter contains one hundred centimeters.

16. What is the conversion factor from cups to fluid ounces (US customary)?

    $1\text{ c}=8\text{ fl oz}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each cup contains eight fluid ounces.

17. What is $5\text{ ft}$ converted to inches?

    $60\text{ in}$. Multiply feet by the conversion factor of $12$ inches per foot to obtain inches.

18. What is the conversion factor from hours to minutes?

    $1\text{ hr}=60\text{ min}$. Standard time unit conversion where each hour contains sixty minutes.

19. What is the conversion factor from days to hours?

    $1\text{ day}=24\text{ hr}$. Standard time unit conversion where each day contains twenty-four hours.

20. What is the conversion factor from pounds to ounces?

    $1\text{ lb}=16\text{ oz}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each pound contains sixteen ounces.

21. What is the conversion factor from tons (US) to pounds?

    $1\text{ ton}=2000\text{ lb}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each short ton contains 2000 pounds.

22. What is $750\text{ mL}$ converted to liters?

    $0.75\text{ L}$. Divide milliliters by the conversion factor of $1000$ milliliters per liter to obtain liters.

23. What is the conversion factor from yards to feet?

    $1\text{ yd}=3\text{ ft}$. Standard US customary unit conversion where each yard contains three feet.

24. What is $90\text{ min}$ converted to hours?

    $1.5\text{ hr}$. Divide minutes by the conversion factor of $60$ minutes per hour to obtain hours.

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