CONVERTING AND SOLVING

PROBLEMS INVOLVING UNITS

OF MEASUREMENT
for Mathematics Grade 7
Quarter 2 / Week 2
 FOREWORD

This self-learning kit will serve as guide on the process

of converting measurement from one unit to another
unit in both Metric and English systems. You will be
guided on the easy–to-follow procedure of
measurement conversion through illustrative
examples. This SLK will also help you to determine the
significance of precise measurement in terms of
numerical data. It will be your aid in learning new
concepts and ideas about conversion of
measurements from one unit to another and its
application to real-life situations.

In this self-learning kit, the learning process is made

easier and the skills of the students in converting
measurements are enhanced. They will grow to
appreciate how often mathematics is used in real-
world situations that relate directly to their lives

This kit is divided into three parts:

I. What Happened (Pre-activity/Pre-test)

II. What You Need to Know (Discussion)
III. What Have I Learned (Evaluation/Post-test)

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 LESSON CONVERTING MEASUREMENTS FROM ONE UNIT TO
1 ANOTHER IN BOTH METRIC AND ENGLISH SYSTEMS

OBJECTIVES:
• identifies the English and metric systems unit of
measurement.
• converts measurement from one unit to another in both
English and Metric systems of measurement.
• appreciates the importance of converting measurement
from one unit to another accurately

I. WHAT HAPPENED

(PRE-ACTIVITIES/PRE- TEST)
ACTIVITY I. COMPLETE Me!

A. Complete the following:

1. The metric unit used for determining length_____

2. The thickness or width of the index finger________
3. 1 yard=________feet
4. 1 kilogram=_______grams
5. 12 inches =_____ ft.
6. It is the measurement of the degree of hotness or coldness of an
object or substance.
7. 1 hour=__________minutes
8. 1 paint=_________cups
9. 1 tablespoon = _____teaspoons
10. 1 inch=__________centimeters

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II. What You Need to Know

History of Measurement

One of the earliest tools that human beings invented was the
unit of measurement.
In olden times, people needed measurement to determine
how long or wide things are; things they needed to build their
houses or make their clothes. Later, units of measurement
were used in trade and commerce.
In the 3rd century BC Egypt, people used their body parts to
determine measurements of things; the same body parts that
you used to measure the assigned things to you.
The forearm length was called a cubit.
The hand span was considered a half cubit.
The palm was considered 1/6 of a cubit.
You may check out how many handspans your forearm
length is.
The Egyptians came up with these units to be more accurate
in measuring different lengths.
They are the basic units of length of the English System of
Measurement, which also includes units for mass, volume,
time, temperature, and angle. Since the inch and foot are
both units of length, each can be converted into the other.

The English System of Measurement was widely used until the

1800s and the 1900s when the Metric System of Measurement
started to gain ground and became the most used system of
measurement worldwide

The Metric System of Measurement is easier to use than the

English System of Measurement since its conversion factors
would consistently be in the decimal system, unlike the English
System of Measurement where units of lengths have different
conversion factors.

DISCUSSION:
English to English Conversion of fluid ounce =1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint 12 inches 1 foot
2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts, 1 gallon
16 ounces, 1 pound 1 ton is 2000 pounds
1 yard = to 3 feet 1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 yard is 36 inches 1 mile is 5,280 feet
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 Here are the common prefixes used in the Metric System:
WORD SYMBOL MEANING
Kilometer km 1000 meters
Hectometers hm 100 meters
Dekameters da 10 meters
Meter m 1 meter
Decimeter dm 0.1 meter
Centimeter cm 0.01
Millimeter mm 0.001 meter

Temperature
0C = (5/9)(0F – 32) C Celsius
0F = (9/5)(0C) + 32 F Fahrenheit
K = 0C + 273.15 K Kelvin
Example 1.
Convert 144 inches to yard

Solution: To convert 144 inches to yards, yards should appear in the

numerator and inches in the denominator. We use the unit fraction
and proceed as follows:

144in. = 144 in • 1 yd= 144 yd = 4 yd

1 36 in 36

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Example 2.
Convert 2 miles into inches:

Example 4. Convert 0.3 g = mg

Solution: Start from the decimal point and move three places to
the right to obtain mg.
Thus, 0.3g = 300 mg

Example 5. Convert 1000C to 0F:

Formula: 0F = 9/5 (0C) + 32
Solution: = 9/5 (100) + 32
= 900/5 +32
= 180+32
= 2120F

Example 6. Convert 15 days to hours

Solution: 24 hours = 1 day
15 days x 24 hours = 360 hours
1day

Thus, 15 days = 360 hours

III. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED

English to English Conversion of Units

*These conversion factors may be used to convert from one
unit to another.
Just remember that you are converting one unit to another so
cancelling same units would guide you in how to use your
conversion factors.

*From higher to lower metric unit, move the decimal point to

the right according to the difference of steps

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*From lower to higher metric unit, move the decimal point to the left
according to the difference of steps

*Converting from one unit to another is dividing a value by the same

value would be equal to one

*The conversion factors may be used to convert from one unit to

another. Just remember that you are converting from one unit to
another by cancelling the same units.

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EVALUATION/POST TEST:
Activity A.
Answer the following items, using conversion factors in English
System of Measurement. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 15 ft to in: ____________

2. Convert 8 yd to ft: ____________
3. Convert 20 inches to ft: _______
Activity B.
Answer the following items, using conversion factors in
Metric System of Measurement. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 43mi to km: _____________

2. Convert 8 m to km: ______________
3. Convert 12mm to cm: ___________
Activity C.
Answer the following items. Show your solutions.

1. Convert 100 kg to g: _____________

2. Convert 10 metric ton to kg: ______
3. Convert 20 oz to lb: _______________

Activity D.
Problem Solving

The following are the ingredients for making paper mache:

2 pints paste
4 cups plaster of Paris
6 quarts (old newspaper and warm water)
Explain how you can measure the correct amount for each
given ingredient if you have a one-cup measuring cup only.

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 LESSON SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING CONVERSION OF
2 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

OBJECTIVES:
• identifies the different steps in solving word problems.
• applies learned concepts and skills in solving word problems
involving conversion of units.
• solves word problem involving conversion of units of
measurement accurately.

I. WHAT HAPPENED
(PRE-ACTIVITIES/PRE- TEST)
Review on the conversion factors of measuring length,
Weight/Mass, Volume, Angle, Time, and Temperature.
LENGTH
I. Conversion factors in English System of Measurement
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in.)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft)
1 yard (yd) = 36 inches (in.)
For long distances, the mile is used:
1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet
II. Conversion factors in Metric System of Measurement
1 kilometer(km) = 1,000 meters (m)
1 millimeter (mm)= 0.001 meter
1 centimeter (cm)= 0. 01 meter
1 decimeter (dm)= 0. 1 meter
1 decameter (da)= 10 meters
1 hectometer (hm)= 100 meters
1 millimeter (mm)= 1/1,000 meter or 1,000 millimeters = 1 meter

Weight/Mass, Volume
Common weight conversion factors
1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 g = 1000 mg
1 metric ton = 1000 kg
1 kg = 1000 g 1 lb = 16 oz

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 Volume conversion factors.
1 m3 = 1 million cm3 1 gal = 3.79 L
1 ft3 = 1,728 in3 1 gal = 4 quarts
1 in = 16.4 cm
3 3 1 quart = 2 pints
1 m3 = 35.3 ft3 1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
Temperature
0C = (5/9)(0F – 32)
0F = (9/5)(0C) + 32

K = 0C + 273.15
Measures of time conversion
1 day = 24 hours (hr)
1 hour = 60 minutes (min.)
1 minute = 60 seconds (s)

Measures of angle conversion

1 degree = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds

ACTIVITY 1.
Change the following measurements into the indicated unit
of measures.

1. 3 ½ days=_____________hrs.
2. 2400 mm=____________meter
3. 1 hr and 20 min.=_____seconds
4. 100 kilograms=_________ grams
5. 104 0C =_______________0F

ACTIVITY 2.
Try it!
Answer the following items:

1. How long will it take a bus to travel 90 km at a speed of 25

km/hr? Convert your answer in minutes

2. Aling Nena paid P180.00 for 3 ½ m of linen. How many

meters of the same material can she purchase with P450.00?
How many is this in cm?

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II. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Different steps in solving problems.

Read the problem to find out

EXPLORE what is asked for. Identify the
important facts given in the
problem.

Decide how to solve the problem

PLAN

Do the computations and answer

the problem
SOLVE

See if the solution makes sense for

EXAMINE the given problem. If not, try
another way to solve the problem.

DISCUSSION:
Example 1

1. The human body has 45 miles of nerves. How long is this in

feet?

Solution:
45 miles x 5280 ft. = 237,600 ft.
1 mile
Thus, the human body has 237,600 feet of nerves.

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 Example 2

2. A person breaths 105 gal. of air in one hour. How many

quarts of air a person breath in one minute?

Solution:
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. A person breaths
or 1.75 gal. of air in minute.
Change 1.75 gal to quarts. Use the unit fraction and
proceed as follows:

Example 3

3. The average person’s total skin would weigh about 2 ,700 g

If collected into one mass. What I the weight in pounds of an
Average person’s total skin if collected into one mass?

Solution:
2 700 g=_______lb.
Change g to kg: 2,700 g x 1 kg = 2.7 kg
1000 g
Change kg to lb.: 2.7 kg x 2.2 lb. = 5.94 lb.
1 kg
Example 4

4. Seawater contains 3,5 g of salt per liter. How many grams of salt are
there in 2,000 mL of seawater?

Solution:
3.5 g of salt per liter is the same as 3.5 g of salt
per 1,000 mL (1L= 1000 mL). Hence, there is 2 x
3.5 (or 7 g) of salt in 2,000 mL of seawater.

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III. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED

You have just learned the different

steps of solving problems in a step by
step and how to solve problems by
applying the different process of
converting one unit to another.

(EVALUATION/POST TEST):

Try it!

A. Answer the following items. Show your solution.

1. Sarah is running in a 42-mile marathon. How many more feet

does Sarah need to run if she has already covered64, 240
yards?

2. How much water, in cubic centimeters, can a cubical water

tank hold if it has an edge of 3 meters?

3. Zale, a Cebu resident, was packing his suitcase for his trip to
New York City the next day for a 2-week vacation. He
goggled New York weather and found out the average
temperature there is 590F. Should he bring a sweater?

4. What data should Zale consider before making a decision?

Two friends, Zale, and Enzo run in marathons. Zale finished a
21-km marathon in Cebu while Enzo finished a 15-mile
marathon in Los Angeles. Who between the two ran a longer
distance? By how many meters?

5. How much water, in cubic centimeters, can a cubical water

tank hold if it has an edge of 5 meters?

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ALPHA QA TEAM
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JOHN KEVIN C. INOVENO
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SYNOPSIS AND ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LESSON 1 LESSON 2
To be able to solve the problem
Metric and English systems
so easily, it is a prerequisite for every
are only some of the systems of
student to understand what the
measurements that spread to
problem is all about. This involves
other parts of the world. Since
reading with comprehension.
different quantities have specific
To facilitate the process of
different units of measure,
solving, every student must take into
standard units of measure are
consideration the different steps of
required.
problem solving. The following steps are
Different tables are
follows:
provided to show the Standard
1) Find out what is asked for?
units of measure both in Metric
2) State or write the given.
and English systems. The purpose
3) Determine what fundamental
of which is to guide every learner
operation/s to use.
on the process of converting
4) Identify what formula is
from one unit to another unit
applicable to the given problem; and
which involves most of the time,
the last step is the solution process
the operations of multiplication
where the student shows his or her
and division. A learner may use a
computation. Part of the solution
metric converter to convert one
process is the checking of answer to
unit of measure to another to
ensure correctness.
make the process easier in the
Finally, mathematical problem is
metric system.
not a problem after all, because it
always has a solution.

REFERENCES
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 Lesson 1
Abrasado, Rolando B., Mathematics Resource Package
Grade 7, Q 2, Week 2
Session 1-3, Division of Negros Oriental

Lesson 2
Abrasado, Rolando B., Mathematics Resource Package
Grade 7 Q3, Week 4
Session 4, Division of Negros Oriental

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