Exercises: Conversion problems in context
A Mexican family travels by car to the United States. They put in 15 gallons of gasoline and drive 240 miles. Convert both figures to the International System (liters…
A Mexican family travels by car to the United States. They put in 15 gallons of gasoline and drive 240 miles. Convert both figures to the International System (liters and kilometers) to record the trip in their notebook.
At a supermarket in the United States, Sofía buys a 14-pound turkey for dinner. The oven shows $325\,{}^{\circ}F$. Convert the turkey's weight to kilograms and the oven…
At a supermarket in the United States, Sofía buys a 14-pound turkey for dinner. The oven shows $325\,{}^{\circ}F$. Convert the turkey's weight to kilograms and the oven temperature to degrees Celsius.
A cake recipe from the United States calls for: 2 pounds of flour, 1 gallon of milk, and baking at $400\,{}^{\circ}F$ for the time needed. Convert the three figures to…
A cake recipe from the United States calls for: 2 pounds of flour, 1 gallon of milk, and baking at $400\,{}^{\circ}F$ for the time needed. Convert the three figures to the International System (grams or kilograms, liters, and degrees Celsius) so you can follow the recipe in Mexico.
A freight truck can carry a maximum of 10,000 pounds. It is loaded with 30 boxes weighing 80 kg each. Does it exceed the load limit? Justify your answer by converting…
A freight truck can carry a maximum of 10,000 pounds. It is loaded with 30 boxes weighing 80 kg each. Does it exceed the load limit? Justify your answer by converting the limit to kilograms using $1 \text{ pound} = 0.4536 \text{ kg}$.