Fluid Volume: Practical Problems: Unit Equivalences
This clip includes several practical problems which are solved in part through the use of unit equivalences and the unit cancellation method taught in an earlier lesson.
Weight and Temperature: Converting Between Metric and U.S. Customary Systems
This clip explains how to convert units of weight between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System, using both the unit cancellation and decimal methods. "Converting between the two systems means that we'll be working with two sets of equival...
Weight and Temperature: Metric Unit Equivalences and Conversion
This clip explains that, while there are 7 metric equivalences, we'll use only those that contain the following common metric units to convert units of mass: one metric ton equals 1,000 kilograms; one kilogram equals 1,000 grams; and one gram equals...
Weight and Temperature: Units of Weight and Unit Equivalences
This clip presents the units of weight in the U.S. Customary System, then provides a number of practical problems that can be solved by using the equivalences for ounce, pound and ton.
Length: Shortcut For Converting Metric Units, A
This clip explains that, instead of using a unit conversion factor to solve a problem, the student can use the decimal method, which the clip calls "a shortcut." "When we convert from metric to U.S. units," the clip notes, "we can use the shortcut b...
Measurement and Unit Conversion: Exercises in Unit Conversion and Cancellation Involving Weeks and Days
This clip presents problems involving the unit equivalence for weeks and days. In the first of these, the clip states that, "
we are converting from 91 days to an equivalent number of weeks
We will convert the units by multiplying two fractions." ...
Length: Practical Problems: Converting Between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems
This clip presents three practical problems based on converting between the U.S. Customary and Metric Systems. In the first two problems, an equivalence is used to write a transition factor, which is the only factor needed. In the third problem, an ...
Length: Review of Unit Equivalences and Conversion Techniques
This clip reviews how to solve metric conversion problems with the unit cancellation method.