1. DO NOW 1)How long, in minutes, did it take the bug to cover 350 inches at a rate of 50 inches per minute? 2) If 6 pounds of apples cost $9, then how much would 1 pound of apples cost? 3) Write in standard form: 9.634 x 10 3

2. Gas stations can become very creative when trying to make their product sound cheaper than their competitors. Three stations list the price of their gasoline as seen below. Which station is really offering the cheapest gasoline?

3. Customary

4. Type of measure Larger Unit Smaller Unit Length1 foot = 1 yard = 1 mile = 12 inches 3 feet 5, 280 feet Mass 1 lb = 1 ton = 16 ounces 2000 lbs Capacity1 cup = 1 pint = 1 quart = 1 gallon = 8 fluid ounces 2 cups 2 pints 4 quarts *To change from larger units of length to smaller units, we use multiplication *To change from smaller units of length to larger units, we use division

6. Metric System Length = meter Mass = gram Capacity = liter K H D B D C M Kilo Hecto Decta Base Deci Centi Milli 1000 100 10 1 1 or.01 1 or.01 1 or.001 Liter 10 100 1000 Meter Gram For example, a decameter is 10 meters, a hectoliter is 100 liters, and a kilogram is 1000 grams. Similarly, a decimeter is 1/10 of a meter, a centiliter is 1/100 of a liter, and a milligram is 1/1000 of a gram.

7. Metric

8. Example 1 4 yd to in

9. Example 2 30 pt to qt

10. Example 3 208 oz to lb

11. Example 4 Convert 1.254 kilometers to meters

12. Example 5 Convert 537 centimeters to meters

13. Practice 1. 13 qt. = ______g 2. 5 1/4 tons = ________lbs. 3. 18 yd = ____ ft 4. 57 kg = __________g

14. More Practice… 5. 0.84 L = _________mL 6. 72,300m = _______km 7. 5 g = ________ pt 8. 2 q = ________ c

15. More Practice… 9. 144oz = ______lbs 10. 7 ft = _______inches 11. 66 yd = ______ft 12. 18,000lbs = _____tons

16. An animal shelter is feeding 24 dogs. Each dog is fed 8 ounces of dog food twice a day. How many pounds of dog food does the shelter purchase to feed these dogs for one week?

17. Melissa is making lemonade for a party. The recipe calls for 4 cups of water. To make 5 times the recipe, how many gallons of water will she need?

18. Kristi uses 6 ounces of flour to make one batch of pancakes. How many pounds of flour does Kristi need to make 8 batches?

19. Gas stations can become very creative when trying to make their product sound cheaper than their competitors. Three stations list the price of their gasoline as seen below. Which station is really offering the cheapest gasoline?