MEASUREMENTS

Introduction to Geometry 7
 01.
MEASUREMENTS
 MEASUREMENTS
In ancient times, an Egyptian carpenter could never misplace his ruler
It was attached to his body

SPAN PALM DIGIT

the distance from the tip of the
little finger to the tip of the thumb
of an outreached hand
the distance across the base
the thickness or width of the
of the four fingers that from
index finger
the palm

FOOT CUBIT PACE

the distance from the tip of the
the length of a foot middle finger of the outreached the distance of one full step
hand to the front of the elbow
Customary Units of Measure
PREFIXES USED IN
MTRIC SYSTEM
Find an equivalent expression in meter,
gram or liter for each of the following

decimeter
kilometer
milligram
centimeter
 02.
MEASURING LENGTH
Metric Units of Length
 Convert each to indicated unit.

• 12 km = m
• 5.3 m = cm
• 750 mm = m
• 7 cm= hm

Ramon began a 7-km hike on Monday by walking 453 m. He

walked 2 km on Tuesday and 544 m on Wednesday. How many
meter must he walk to complete the hike?
Customary Units: Length
12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
36 in = 1 yard (yd) 4 ft = in
3 ft = 1 yd
69 yd = ft
5 280 ft = 1 m ile (m i)
108 in = yd

The human body has 45 miles of nerves.

How long is this in feet?
 Conversion Factor

11.5 km = mi 8m = ft
8.7 in = mm 27.5 m = yd
Sym bo l Wh en yo u kn o w Mu ltiply by To Fin d Sym bo l
Area Sym bo l Whe n you kn ow Mu ltiply by To Fin d Sym bo l
𝑖𝑛2 sq u a re in ch e s 6.5 sq u a re ce n tim ete rs 𝑐𝑚2 𝑐𝑚2 𝑐𝑚2
sq u a re cen tim e te rs 0.16 sq u a re ce n tim eters
𝑓𝑡 2 sq u a re fee t 0 .09 sq u a re m e ters 𝑚2
𝑚2 sq u a re m eters 1.2 sq u a re m ete rs 𝑚2
𝑦𝑑2 sq u a re ya rd s 0.8 sq u a re m e ters 𝑚2
2
𝑘𝑚2 sq u a re kilom e te rs 0.4 sq u a re m ete rs 𝑚2
𝑚𝑖 sq u a re m ile s 2.6 sq u a re kilom e te rs 𝑘𝑚2
ha h e cta re s 2.5 sq u a re kilom eters 𝑘𝑚2
a cre s 0.4 h e cta res ha

Complete each of the following

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 03.
MEASURING CAPACITY
Metric Units of Capacity
 Convert each to indicate unit

• 0.038 L = mL
• 340 daL = kL
• 1 400 cL = L
• 0.005 kL = cL
• 9 360 mL = hL
• 30 dL = mL
Customary Units: Capacity
8 flu id ou nces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)
2 c = 1 pint (pt)
10 gal = qt
2 pt = 1 qu art (qt) 6 pt = qt
4 qt = 1 gallon (gal) 12 c = gal
80 fl oz = pt

A person breathes 7 quarts of air every minute. How many gallon of air
does a person breath in one hour?
 Conversion Factor
Sym bol When you know Multiply by To Find Sym bol
tsp te a sp oon 5 m illiliters mL
Sym bol When you know Mu ltiply by To Find Sym bol
tb sp ta b lesp oon 15 m illiliters mL mL m illiliters 0.03 flu id ou n ce s fl oz
fl oz flu id ou n ces 30 m illiliters mL
L lite rs 2.1 p in ts pt
c cu p s 0.24 liters L
L lite rs 1.06 qu a rts qt
pt p in ts 0.47 liters L
L lite rs 0.26 ga llo n s ga l
qt q u a rts 0.95 liters L
𝑚3 cu b ic m ete rs 35 cu b ic fe et 𝑓𝑡 3
ga l ga llon s 3.8 liters L
𝑓𝑡 2 cu b ic feet 0.03 cu b ic m eters 𝑚3 𝑚3 cu b ic m ete rs 1.3 cu b ic ya rd s 𝑦𝑑3

𝑦𝑑2 cu b ic ya rd s 0.76 cu b ic m eters 𝑚3

How many liters will an aquarium holds if it is 60 centimeters long,

0.5 meter wide and 600 millimeters high?
 04.
MEASURING MASS
 Metric Units of Mass
Symbol Word Meaning
kg kilogram 1 000 gram

hg hectogram 100 gram

dag decagram 10 gram

g gram 1 gram

dg decigram 0.1 gram

cg centigram 0.0 1 gram

m g m illigram 0.0 01 gram

 Convert each to indicate unit

a. 800 mg= g
b. 2 500 g = kg
c. 13.5 hg= cg
d.3.5 kg = g
 Customary Units: Mass
1 p ou n d (lb ) = 16 ou n ces (oz) a. 9 lb = oz
1 US sh ort ton (T) = 2 000 p ou n d s (lb ) b. 20 000 lb = t
1 m etric ton (t) = 2 200 p ou n d s (lb )
c. 160 oz = lb
d. 5 lb 8 oz = oz
 Conversion Factor
Sym bo l Whe n yo u kn o w Mu ltip ly by To Fin d Sym bo l
oz o u n ce s 28 gra m s g

lb p ou n d s 0.45 kilo gra m s kg

a. 700 g = oz
T to n s (US sh o rt) 0 .9 to n n e s (m e tric) t
b. 70 kg = lb
c. 140 lb = kg
Sym b o l Wh en yo u kn o w Mu ltip ly by
g gra m s 0 .0 3 5
To Fin d
o u n ce s
Sym b o l
oz
d. 8 t = T
kg kilo gra m s 2 .2 p ou n d s lb e. 20 oz = kg
t to n s (m e tric) 1 .1 To n s (US sh o rt) T
f. 5 kg = oz
 05.
MEASURING TIME
Measures of Time Conversion
Convert each measurement to the indicated unit

1 day = 24 hours (hr)

4 days = hr
1 hour = 60 m inu tes (m in) 5 hr = min
1 m inute = 60 secon ds (sec) 12 min = sec
45 min = hr
60 hrs = days
 Add to find each sum

4 hr 48 min and 2 hr 39 min

4 hr 39 min and 5 hr 36 min

 Find the difference of
4 hr 30 min and 2 hr 43 min

15 min 25 sec and 8 min 42 sec

5 hr and 15 min 18 sec and 2 hr 43 min 29 sec

 The incubation time (days) of some
animals are given below. Convert the
indicated incubation time to hours

chicken (21 days) = hours

duck (30 days) = hours

pigeon (18 days) = hours

turkey (26 days) = hours

 06.
MEASURING TEMPERATURE
Measures of Temperature
  Fahrenheit to Celsius
 Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736)

devised a scale for the mercury

thermometer such that freezing
point of water is and the boiling
point of water is  . Celsius to Fahrenheit
   Thesurface of mercury ranges from to . Find its
equivalent temperature in the Fahrenheit scale.

  A recipe for an oven setting of . Find its equivalent

temperature in the Celsius scale.
 Convert each to the indicated unit

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