Measurement and Conversion Worksheets

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Meters to Inches

By Crystal Greenfield

A meter is a unit used to describe length in the metric measurement system. An inch is a unit used to describe length in the U.S. customary measurement system. Since they are both units of length, it is possible to use a constant conversion factor to find the equivalent length in the other unit.

Why is this concept useful?: Data collected from different sources will sometimes have different units. Converting all of the data to the same unitary system makes it easier to use.
Where does this concept fit into the curriculum?: Middle and high school

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How can we use the concept:

The ratio between meters and inches is 39.3701 inches : 1 meter.

39.3701 is a difficult number to calculate with. It can be rounded but the more rounding is used, the less accurate the answer is. Rounding to the nearest hundredth is accurate enough for most purposes. 39.3701 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 39.37 so the rounded ratio is 39.37 inches : 1 meter

When measurement ratios are written as fractions, units in the denominators will cancel out the same unit in the numerator. (

\frac{2}{2}

=1

\frac{meters}{meters}

=1) An organizational technique for converting measurements is to write all the needed ratios as fractions. Line up and flip the fractions so that unneeded units are cancelled out and the desired units are left in the numerator.

Sample Math Problems

Problem

Convert 12 meters to inches.

Solution

12 meters x

\frac{39.37 inches}{1 meter}

= 472.44 inches

Problem

Convert 144 inches to meters.

Solution

144 inches

\frac{1 meter}{39.37 inches}

=3.65760731521 rounded to the nearest hundredth = 3.66 meters

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Practice Math Problems

1.) Convert 22 meters to inches

2.) Convert 240 inches to meters

3.) Jenny is making a quilt using squares of fabric. Each square has a length of 8 inches. She needs to cut out 27 squares. How many feet of 8 inch wide fabric does she need to buy?

4.) Leo is covering a strip of wall with tiles. He wants to use 18 tiles. If the wall is 10 meters long, how many inches does each tile need to be?

Problem

Ian is making a garden wall using stones. Each stone is 9 inches long. His wall is 28 stones long. How many meters long is his wall?

Solution

First calculate the total length of the wall in inches.

28 x 9 = 252 inches

Then convert 252 inches into meters

252 inches

\div

\frac{1 meter}{39.37 inches}

= 6.40081280163 rounded to the nearest hundredth =6.40=6.4 meters

Ian’s wall is 6.4 meters long.

Problem

Aidan is cutting a wooden board down into smaller pieces. The board is 5 meters long. If he divides it into 15 equal pieces, how many inches long will each piece be?

Solution

First find the length of the board in inches.

5 meters x

\frac{ 39.37 inches}{1meter}

= 196.85 inches.

Then divide the 196.85 inches into 15 equal pieces.

196.85

\div

15 = 13.1233333333 rounded to nearest hundredth = 13.12 inches.

Each piece will be 13.12 inches long.

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