IXL | Multi-step problems with customary or metric unit conversions

Matt is helping his mom hang a picture on the 9-foot-long wall above their sofa. They want to mark the location of the nail at the halfway point on the wall. How many inches from the edge of the wall should Matt mark the location of the nail?

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Vincent is running in a 5-kilometer race to raise money for the local animal shelter. He wants to keep track of his pace, so he sets his fitness tracker to alert him every 500 meters. How many times will Vincent's fitness tracker alert him during the race?

times

key idea

There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer.

solution

You need to know how many times Vincent's fitness tracker will alert him. Vincent sets the tracker to alert him every 500

meters.

So, first find the length of the race in meters.

There are 1,000 meters in a kilometer, so multiply 5 kilometers by 1,000.

1,000

5,000

The race is 5,000 meters long. Vincent's fitness tracker will alert him every 500 meters. Divide to find how many times Vincent's fitness tracker will alert him.

5,000

500

Vincent's fitness tracker will alert him 10 times during the race.

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Lesson: Converting customary units

Lesson: Converting metric units

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I.11Multi-step word problems with positive rational numbers

Q.1Compare and convert customary units

Q.3Compare and convert metric units

Lesson: Converting customary units

Lesson: Converting metric units

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