Unit Multipliers

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1

How many minutes are there in days?

Explanation

First, convert the number of days into number of hours.

Next, convert the hours into minutes.

2

How many feet are in miles?

feet

feet

feet

feet

feet

Explanation

When doing unit conversions, it's essential to know how many of the one unit equals how many of the other. In this case, we need to know that feet mile. Therefore, miles equals:

Our final answer is therefore feet.

3

Lucy measured that she needs feet of wood to build her new bed. How many inches of wood should she buy?

Explanation

To convert from feet to inches, multiply by 12.

4

If I want yards of fabric, how many inches will I have?

inches

inches

inches

inches

Explanation

1. Find out how many feet you have:

Knowing that there are 3 feet in a yard, you have 3 x 4 yards = 12 feet of fabric.

2. Find out how many inches you have:

Knowing that there are 12 inches in a foot, you have 12 x 12 inches=144 inches of fabric.

5

A football player ran yards with the football before he was tackled. How many feet did he run?

Explanation

Since there are 3 feet to a yard, multiply the number of yards by 3.

6

How many inches are in yards?

Explanation

First, convert yards to feet.

Now, convert feet to inches.

7

How many minutes are in a hours?

minutes

minutes

minutes

minutes

Explanation

Knowing that there are 60 minutes in an hour, multiply that amount by the total number of hours (3.5):

minutes

8

How many hours are in minutes?

Explanation

Because there are 60 minutes in an hour, divide 540 by 60.

9

How many days are in hours?

Explanation

There are 24 hours in a day. To find out how many days are in 432 hours, divide that value by 24, the total number of hours in a day.

10

How many centimeters are in meters?

Explanation

There are centimeters in meter.

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