Unit Conversions Answers

The maximum load a crane can lift is 18 metric tons. If 1 metric ton is 2,205 pounds, how many pounds can a crane lift?

A construction crew has paved 21,120 feet of highway. How many miles have they paved?

You work at an ice cream shop. There are 40 gallons of ice cream in the freezer. How many quarts of ice cream do you have in the freezer?

You work in a garage, changing oil in cars. Your boss asks you to determine how many fluid ounces of oil you have on hand. The containers are labeled in cups. Which formula can you use to complete the task?

A carpenter has to cut a piece of wood to a length of 72 inches. What proportion could be used to find the length of the wood, in feet?

You work in a hardware store. You have two boxes of nails. The first box weighs 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and the second box weighs 2 pounds, 9 ounces. Which equation can be used to calculate how much the two boxes weigh in ounces?

You work at a swimming pool supply store and are taking inventory. There are 4 gallons and 1 quart of chlorine left on the shelf. How many quarts of chlorine are on the shelf?

A hair stylist takes 1 hour, 15 minutes, for one appointment, and 2 hours, 45 minutes, for the next appointment. How long, in hours, did the two appointments take?

You work for a masonry company, and you are laying a concrete patio. Your concrete mixer has a capacity of 216 cubic feet. You need 3 cubic yards, 2 cubic feet, of concrete for one section of the patio, and 5 cubic yards, 1 cubic foot, of concrete for another section of the patio. Will you be able to fit all of the concrete into the mixer at once?