Prefixes: 1000 mm = 1 m Length: 3.28 ft=1m 100 cm = 1 m 5280 ft = 1 mi Time: 60 sec = 1 min 60 min = 1 hr Convert the following: Single Step Problems: 1) 50 kilograms (kg) # lbs 2) 100 ft #meters (m) 1000 m = 1 km 1000 g = 1 kg 1000 mL = 1L 3 ft = 1 yd 12 in = 1 ft 24 hrs = 1 day Mass/Weight: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs (Ans: 110 lbs) (Ans: 30.5 m) 3) 0.25 kilograms (kg) #grams (g) (Ans: 250 g) 4) 8900 millimeters (mm) #meters (m) (Ans: 8.9 m) More Complex Problems: 9) 8" mi hr km sec (Ans: 0.0036 km/sec) 10) 21.5t sec m (Ans: 23,598 m/hr) km 11) Velocity of a rocket required to reach space is 7.9 Convert to mph. sec (Ans: 17,667 mph) 12) Satellites farther away from Earth travel at slower speeds than closer ones. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit (satellite), about 250 miles above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel at 7,777.8. Convert this to mph. (Ans: 17,394 mph) Multi-Step Problems: 5) 3 days #min 6) 19 yards # meters (Ans: 4320 min) (Ans: 17.4 m) Prefixes: 100 cm = 1m Length: 3.28 ft=1m Time: 60 sec = 1 min 7) 10.5 miles # km 1000 m = 1 km 5280 ft = 1 mi Can substitute m (meters) for g (grams) 3ft = 1 yd 12 in = 1 ft 60 min = 1 hr 24 hrs = 1 day Mass/Weight: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs (Ans: 16.9 km) 8) 5 km #mi (Ans: 3.1 mi)