Anna is 60 inches tall. How tall is she in centimeters?

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• Anna is 60 inches tall. How tall is she in
  centimeters?
• 1 inch ? 2.5 centimeters

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In this lesson you will learn to convert
measurement units by using ratio tables.
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Units of measurement
US customary units
Metric units
inches yards miles gallons pounds
centimeters meters kilometers liters kilograms
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Unit rate a ratio with different units one of
the units equals 1
Examples
60 miles per hour 5 for 1 pound 2.5 centimeters
for every 1 inch
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Adding the same number to both rows
Cups of grape juice 2
Cups of apple juice 3
Cups of grape juice 2
Cups of apple juice 3 12
Cups of grape juice 2 11
Cups of apple juice 3 12
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Anna is 60 inches tall. How tall is she in
centimeters? 1 inch ? 2.5 centimeters
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5 ways to solve a ratio problem
1) Table with addition
2) Table with multiplication
3) Double number lines
4) Tape diagrams
5) Graphing
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60 in.
? cm.
1 in.
?2.5 cm.
Centimeters
Inches
Centimeters 2.5
Inches 1
Centimeters 2.5
Inches 1 60
Centimeters 2.5 150
Inches 1 60
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In this lesson you have learned to convert
measurement units by using ratio tables.
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Annas baby brother is 75 centimeters tall. How
tall is he in inches? 1 inch 2.5 centimeters
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A football field is a rectangle with a length of
360 feet and a width of 120 feet. What is the
perimeter of the field in yards? 1 yard 3 feet
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Noah ran a 10-kilometer race and a 5-kilometer
race. Diana ran a half-marathon, which is about
13.2 miles. Who ran farther? How much
farther? 1 mile 0.6 kilometers 1 kilometer
1.6 miles
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Michael ran a half-marathon, which is about 13.2
miles. How many kilometers did he run? 1
kilometer 0.6 miles
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Carlos ran a 12-mile race. How many kilometers
did he run? 1 kilometer 0.6 miles
Some scientists recommend that you drink 8 cups
of water each day. How many ounces of water is
this? 1 cup 8 ounces