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Activity A Who is taller?
People at a Party Mike, Bill, Mary and Jill are all sitting
down at a party. They ask who do you think is the second tallest and the who is the shortest.
You take a guess and they laugh and ask you to prove your answer.
So why don’t you take a guess right now..
Let the party continue… They tell you: Mike is 1.5 meters tall Mary is 1.6 yards Bill is 6 feet tall Jill is 66 inches.
It is your job to convert all of these numbers and see how close you were when you guesses
Lets convert the party … How…
Lets convert the party … How… Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions.
Lets convert the party … How… Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions. We will convert each persons height to
inches.
Lets convert the party … How… Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions. We will convert each persons height to
inches. Then for fun we will convert to
centimeters for fun.
What we know
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches
Mike 1.50
Mary 1.60
Bill 6.00
Jill 66.00
Mike: Meters to Inches We have 1.5 meters
Mike: Meters to Inches We have 1.5 meters We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches
Mike: Meters to Inches We have 1.5 meters We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches So we multiply 1.5 meters by
39.3701inches and get 59.0551 inches
Mike: Meters to Inches We have 1.5 meters We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches So we multiply 1.5 meters by
39.3701inches and get 59.0551 inches Note if we divided 1.5 by 39.3701 We get 0.03809 Which does not make sense So Be Careful and Double Check
Mary: Yards to Inches We Have 1.6 yards We know 1 yard 36 inches Before we continue take a moment and
try the problem on your own.
Mary: Yards to Inches We Have 1.6 yards We know 1 yard 36 inches Before we continue take a moment and
try the problem on your own. To finish this problem we multiply 1.6 by
36 and we end up with 57.6 inches
Bill: Feet to Inches With out going back or reviewing can
you determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
Continue for a hint.
Bill: Feet to Inches With out going back or reviewing can
you determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
Continue for a hint. Hint: 12 inches equals one foot.
Bill: Feet to Inches With out going back or reviewing can
you determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
Continue for a hint. Hint: 12 inches equals one foot. Multiply 6 and 12 gives us 72 inches.
Jill: Inches to Inches Did you know 66 inches = 66 inches.
Conclusion
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 59.06
Mary 1.60 57.60
Bill 6.00 72.00
Jill 66.00
Extension: Convert the inches to Centimeters
Extension: Convert the inches to Centimeters
All you need to know is one inch is 2.54 centimeters.
So multiply your inches by 2.54 Which give us
Conclusion
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 59.06 150.00
Mary 1.60 57.60 146.30
Bill 6.00 72.00 182.88
Jill 66.00 167.64
Complete Conclusion…
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 1.64 4.92 59.06 150.00
Mary 1.46 1.60 4.80 57.60 146.30
Bill 1.83 2.00 6.00 72.00 182.88
Jill 1.68 1.83 5.50 66.00 167.64
Common Objects It is good to know the length of common
objects so you can compare them to others things.
So look at the image, read the question and select an answer.
Good Luck First try with no calculator.
A Dollar Bill
The Width, w, of a dollar bill is 2.61 Inches. How many centimeters is the width of a dollar?
w
A) 6.63cm B) 4.25cm
C) 9.65 D) 1.73cm
A Dollar Bill
The Width, w, of a dollar bill is 2.61 Inches. How many centimeters is the width of a dollar?
w
A) 6.63cm B) 4.25cm
C) 9.65 D) 1.73cm
A Dollar Bill
The length of a dollar bill is 15.5956 centimeters. How many inches long a dollar bill?
A) 4.0 in B) 20.15 in
C) 6.1 in D) 8.95 in
A Dollar Bill
The length of a dollar bill is 15.5956 centimeters. How many inches long a dollar bill?
A) 4.0 in B) 20.15 in
C) 6.1 in D) 8.95 in
ISU Card
The dimensions of your Iowa State ID card and the Dimensions of your Iowa Drivers License has measurements of 85.60 × 53.98 mm ?
A) 14.370 × 7.125 in B) 8.370 × 5.125 in
C) 183.370 × 122.125 in D) 3.370 × 2.125 in
ISU Card
The dimensions of your Iowa State ID card and the Dimensions of your Iowa Drivers License has measurements of 85.60 × 53.98 mm ?
A) 14.370 × 7.125 in B) 8.370 × 5.125 in
C) 183.370 × 122.125 in D) 3.370 × 2.125 in
Distance From Beardsher Hall to Memorial Union
Google tells us that he distance is 0.7miles, which is about 1232 yards. About how many meters would the distance be ?
A) 647.35 meters B) 1126.54 meters
C) 0.5 meters D) 1232 meters
Distance From Beardsher Hall to Memorial Union
Google tells us that he distance is 0.7miles, which is about 1232 yards. About how many meters would the distance be ?
A) 647.35 meters B) 1126.54 meters
C) 0.5 meters D) 1232 meters
END As a student you should always carry
your ISU Card so make sure to use it for rough measurements.