Converting Units of Measure:

1. Mary had a lemonade stand. On one day she sold 117 cups of lemonade. If each cup contained 226 milliliters of the beverage, how many liters did she sell in all? 2. One week while she was training for a marathon, Lucy ran a total of 131 kilometers. How many meters did she run? If she ran every day of the week, how many meters on average did she run each day? 3. At the "Burger Hut" each patty contains 200 grams of ground beef. If on one busy day 467 burgers were sold, how many kilograms of ground beef were used? 4. A factory produced 175 liters of perfume one day. The perfume was put into 2 different sized bottles. First, 500 bottles were filled with 300 milliliters each. The remainder of the perfume was put into bottles which held 250 milliliters each. How many of the smaller bottles were filled? 5. A swimming pool is 50 meters long. Each day a swimmer swam a total of 75 lengths of the pool for practice. How many kilometers did he swim over a 15 day period?

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#1. Solution:

First we need to determine the total number of milliliters in 117 servings. Total # of milliliters = (117)(226) Total # of milliliters = 26442 Next we need to convert from a small unit (milliliter) to a large unit (liter) DIVIDE Conversion factor: 1 liter = 1000 milliliters # of liters = (26442)(1000) # of liters = 26.442 Mary sold 26.442 liters of lemonade in one day!

#2. Solution:

First we need to convert from a large unit (kilometer) to a small unit (meter). MULTIPLY Conversion factor: 1 kilometer = 1000 meters # of meters run = (131)(1000) # of meters run = 131000 Lucy ran 131,000meters during the week! Next, since there are 7 days in a week, if we want to calculate the average number of meters run each day we simply divide the total by 7. Avg. # of meters run each day = (131000)/(7) Avg. # of meters = 18714.285 Lucy ran an average of 18714.285 meters each day

#3. Solution:

First, calculate the total number of grams of

ground beef in 467 burgers. Total # of grams = (200)(467) Total # of grams of ground beef = 93400 Next, we are converting from a small unit (gram) to a large unit (kilogram) DIVIDE Conversion factor: 1 kilogram = 1000 grams # of kilograms = (93400)/(1000) Total # of kilograms in 467 burgers = 93.4 The Burger Shack used 93.4 kg of ground beef!

#4. Solution:

First let's determine how many milliliters are in 175 liters. We are converting from a large unit (liter) to a small unit (milliliter). MULTIPLY Conversion factor: 1 liter = 1000 milliliters Total # of milliliters = (175)(1000) Total # of milliliters of perfume = 175000 Next determine how many milliliters were put in the larger bottles: (500 bottles)(300 ml) 150000 ml in the 500 bottles. Then, determine how many ml remain: # of ml left = 175000 - 150000 25000 ml to be put in the smaller bottles If each bottle will contain 250 ml, DIVIDE # of smaller bottles = (25000)/(250) # of smaller bottles = 250

#5. Solution:

First calculate the total number of meters swam each day. (50)(75) Total meters swam each day = 3750

Next, calculate the total number of meters swam in 15 days. (3750)(15) Total meters swam over 15 day period = 56,250 finally we are converting from a small unit (meter) to a large unit (kilometer) DIVIDE Conversion factor: 1 kilometer = 1000 meters # of kilometers in 15 days = (56250)/(1000) # of kilometers = 56.25 The swimmer swam 56.25 kilometers over a 15 day period!