Section MU.2 – Practice Problems
Round your answers to two decimal places unless otherwise noted.
1. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of inches in 8 feet.
2. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of feet in 5 yards.
3. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of inches in 6 yards.
4. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of yards in 108 inches.
5. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of yards in 203.1 miles. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
6. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of inches in 275.2 miles.
7. Add: 20 ft 6 in + 11 ft 11 in (You should answer in feet and inches, converting any inches over 11 into feet)
8. Subtract: 5 ft 8 in – 3 ft 4 in (You should answer in feet and inches, converting any inches over 11 into feet)
9. The length of one student desk is 22 inches. If you line up 5 desks, what is the total length of the desks in feet?
10. You want to arrange your dorm room so that the length of your bed and the length of your desk are next to each other along the wall. Your bed is 80 inches long and your desk is 3 feet and 5 inches long. What is the total length of your bed and desk in feet? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
11. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of ounces in 4 pounds.
12. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of pounds in 38 ounces. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
13. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of tons in 413 ounces. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
14. Amy bought 5 lbs. 5 oz. of turkey cold cuts and 3 lbs. 15 oz. of ham cold cuts. How much did she buy in total? (You should answer in pounds and ounces, converting any ounces over 15 into pounds)
15. Leslie had twin girls – the first baby weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. and the second baby weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz. How much did the twin baby girls weigh together? (You should answer in pounds and ounces, converting any ounces over 15 into pounds)
16. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of gallons in 48 cups.
17. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of cups in [latex]9\frac{1}{2}[/latex] gallons.
18. Use the Factor-Label Method to determine the number of fluid ounces in 9 quarts.
19. Betty brought one gallon of iced tea to a potluck and Denis brought 3 quarts of iced tea to the potluck. How many cups of iced tea are at the potluck?
20. Natasha is heating up four 18-fluid ounce cans of soup on her stove top. What is the smallest pot she can use if she has a 2-quart, 3-quart, and 5-quart saucepan?
21. Convert 5 years to months.
22. Convert 2.5 hours to minutes.
23. Convert 13 minutes, 13 seconds to seconds.
24. Add: 3 hrs 24 min + 5 hrs 46 min (You should answer in hours and minutes, converting any minutes over 59 into hours)
25. Sheldon can either take a train or an airplane to San Francisco. If the train takes 12 hours and 24 minutes and the plane takes 2 hours and 55 minutes, how much time would he save taking an airplane? (You should answer in hours and minutes, converting any minutes over 59 into hours)
26. Convert 4 square feet to square inches.
27. Convert 20.5 yd2 to ft2.
28. Convert 55,756,800 ft2 to mi2.
29. Convert 15,552 cubic inches to cubic feet.
30. Convert 702 yd3 to ft3.
31. A box has length 7 feet, width 4 feet, and height 8 feet, for a volume of 224 ft3. Find the volume of the box in cubic inches.
32. A rectangular field is 90 feet in length and 66 feet in width, for an area of 5,940 ft2. Find the number of square yards in the field.
