pAIrmatic Lessons

Unit Conversions

Grade 5
Arithmetic and pre-algebraOrder of Operations and Number PropertiesDivisibility Rules, Factors and MultiplesFractions and DecimalsIntegers and Absolute ValuePercents and Consumer MathRatios, Rates and VariationDistance, Rate, Time and WorkUnit Conversions

U.S. customary units

Length
1 ft=12 in1 yd=3 ft1 mi=5,280 ft=1,760 yd
Weight
1 lb=16 oz1 ton=2,000 lb
Capacity
1 cup=8 fl oz1 pt=2 cups1 qt=2 pt1 gal=4 qt
Gallon in other units
1 gal=16 cups=128 fl oz

Metric units

Length
1 km=1,000 m1 m=100 cm=1,000 mm
Mass
1 kg=1,000 g1 g=1,000 mg
Volume
1 L=1,000 mL1 mL=1 cm3

Customary to metric

Inch
1 in=2.54 cm
exact
Kilogram
1 kg≈2.205 lb
Mile
1 mi≈1.609 km
Gallon
1 gal≈3.785 L

Temperature and density

Celsius to Fahrenheit
F=95C+32
Fahrenheit to Celsius
C=59(F−32)
Celsius to Kelvin
K=C+273.15
Density
D=mV
m mass, V volume

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