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MEN11 11/13/12 Mrs. Cabanero Goal: To be able to solve problems involving conversion of measurements. Do Now: If 1 meter = 100 cm, how many meters is 150 cm? 2. If 1 hour = 60 minutes, how many minutes is 0.75 hour?
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MEN11 11/13/12 Mrs. CabaneroGoal: To be able to solve problems involving conversion of measurements Do Now: • If 1 meter = 100 cm, how many meters is 150 cm? 2. If 1 hour = 60 minutes, how many minutes is 0.75 hour? 3. If 1 mile = 5280 feet, how many miles, to the nearest tenth, is 8900 feet?
Regents: Liza is baking chocolate chip cookies. A single batch uses teaspoon of vanilla. If Liza is mixing the ingredients for five batches at the same time, how many tablespoons of vanilla will she use? 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
Step1. Let x = # of teaspoons of vanilla for five batches Step2. Write and solve the equation . teaspoons Step3. Convert teaspoons to tablespoons. or tbspanswer
Regents: Mrs Chen owns two pieces of property. The areas of the properties are 77, 120 square feet and 33,500 square feet. 43,560 square feet = 1 acre Find the total number of acres Mrs. Chen owns, to the nearest hundredth of an acre.
Step1. Find the total area. 77,120 + 33,500 = 110,620 square feet Step2. Convert 110,620 square feet into acres. 110,620 sq. feet Answer: The total area is 2.54 acres.
Regents Problem On a certain day in Toronto, Canada, the temperature was (C). Using the formula , Peter converts this temperature to degrees Fahrenheit (F). What temperature represents in degrees Fahrenheit?
Step1. Step2. Use a formula and solve for F . + 32
EXIT TICKET: to be collected The formula can be used to find the Celsius temperature for a given Fahrenheit temperature . What Celsius temperature is equal to a Fahrenheit temperature of .