1. Section 1.3 Problems Question 1
Length
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly)
1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards
1 kilometer = miles
Mass
1 gram = ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
Volume
1 milliliter = fluid ounces
1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts
Question 1
A marathon road race has a distance of 26.2 miles.
What is this distance expressed in kilometers?
_____ km

2. Length
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly)
1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards
1 kilometer = miles
Mass
1 gram = ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
Volume
1 milliliter = fluid ounces
1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts
Question 2
A person weighs themselves and finds they weigh 152 lbs. What is their mass in kilograms?
_____ kg

3. Length
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly)
1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards
1 kilometer = miles
Mass
1 gram = ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
Volume
1 milliliter = fluid ounces
1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts
Question 3
A conversion factor is given relating volume in liters to volume in quarts. Given that a gallon contains
four quartz, what is the volume of one gallon expressed in units of liters?
_____ L

4. Length
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly)
1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards
1 kilometer = miles
Mass
1 gram = ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
Volume
1 milliliter = fluid ounces
1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts
Question 4
Sometimes these conversions need to be combined with a metric unit conversion. What is a distance
of 12.6 ft, expressed in units of millimeters?
_____ mm

5. Length
1 centimeter = 2.54 inches (exactly)
1 meter = 39.4 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.09 yards
1 kilometer = miles
Mass
1 gram = ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
Volume
1 milliliter = fluid ounces
1 liter = 2.11 pints = 1.06 quarts
Question 5
Sometimes the value desired has different dimensions than the simple unit conversions found in
the table. Convert the volume 3.51 m3 to units of cubic feet.
_____ ft3

6. Density

7. Density