The document discusses converting between different units of measurement for height - meters, yards, feet, and inches. It provides the heights of four individuals - Mike, Mary, Bill, and Jill - in different units and has the reader convert them all to inches and centimeters. It then provides some examples of converting common object measurements between inches and centimeters.

1. Activity A
Who is taller?

2. People at a Party
 Mike, Bill, Mary and Jill are all sitting down
at a party. They ask who do you think is
the second tallest and the who is the
shortest.
 You take a guess and they laugh and ask
you to prove your answer.
 So why don’t you take a guess right now..

3. Let the party continue…
 They tell you:
 Mike is 1.5 meters tall
 Mary is 1.6 yards
 Bill is 6 feet tall
 Jill is 66 inches.
 It is your job to convert all of these
numbers and see how close you were
when you guesses

4. Lets convert the party …
 How…

5. Lets convert the party …
 How…
 Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions.

6. Lets convert the party …
 How…
 Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions.
We will convert each persons height to
inches.

7. Lets convert the party …
 How…
 Lets pick one base unit to do our
conversions.
We will convert each persons height to
inches.
 Then for fun we will convert to centimeters
for fun.

8. What we know
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches
Mike 1.50
Mary 1.60
Bill 6.00
Jill 66.00

9. Mike: Meters to Inches
We have 1.5 meters

10. Mike: Meters to Inches
We have 1.5 meters
We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches

11. Mike: Meters to Inches
We have 1.5 meters
We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches
 So we multiply 1.5 meters by
39.3701inches and get 59.0551 inches


12. Mike: Meters to Inches
We have 1.5 meters
We know 1 meter equals 39.3701 inches
 So we multiply 1.5 meters by
39.3701inches and get 59.0551 inches
 Note if we divided 1.5 by 39.3701
We get 0.03809
Which does not make sense
 So Be Careful and Double Check

13. Mary: Yards to Inches
We Have 1.6 yards
We know 1 yard 36 inches
 Before we continue take a moment and
try the problem on your own.

14. Mary: Yards to Inches
We Have 1.6 yards
We know 1 yard 36 inches
 Before we continue take a moment and
try the problem on your own.
 To finish this problem we multiply 1.6 by 36
and we end up with 57.6 inches

15. Bill: Feet to Inches
With out going back or reviewing can you
determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
 Continue for a hint.

16. Bill: Feet to Inches
With out going back or reviewing can you
determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
 Continue for a hint.
 Hint: 12 inches equals one foot.

17. Bill: Feet to Inches
With out going back or reviewing can you
determine the number of inches in 6 feet?
 Continue for a hint.
 Hint: 12 inches equals one foot.
 Multiply 6 and 12 gives us 72 inches.

18. Jill: Inches to Inches
 Did you know 66 inches = 66 inches.

19. Conclusion
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 59.06
Mary 1.60 57.60
Bill 6.00 72.00
Jill 66.00
Extension: Convert the inches
to Centimeters

20. Extension: Convert the inches
to Centimeters
 All you need to know is one inch is 2.54
centimeters.
 So multiply your inches by 2.54
Which give us

21. Conclusion
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 59.06 150.00
Mary 1.60 57.60 146.30
Bill 6.00 72.00 182.88
Jill 66.00 167.64

22. Complete Conclusion…
Hieght: Meters Yards Feet Inches Centimeters
Mike 1.50 1.64 4.92 59.06 150.00
Mary 1.46 1.60 4.80 57.60 146.30
Bill 1.83 2.00 6.00 72.00 182.88
Jill 1.68 1.83 5.50 66.00 167.64

23. Common Objects
 It is good to know the length of common
objects so you can compare them to
others things.
 So look at the image, read the question
and select an answer.
 Good Luck
 First try with no calculator.

24. A Dollar Bill
w
The Width, w, of a dollar bill is 2.61 Inches. How many centimeters is
the width of a dollar?
A) 6.63cm B) 4.25cm
C) 9.65 D) 1.73cm

25. A Dollar Bill
w
The Width, w, of a dollar bill is 2.61 Inches. How many centimeters is
the width of a dollar?
A) 6.63cm B) 4.25cm
C) 9.65 D) 1.73cm

26. A Dollar Bill
The length of a dollar bill is 15.5956 centimeters. How many inches
long a dollar bill?
A) 4.0 in B) 20.15 in
C) 6.1 in D) 8.95 in

27. A Dollar Bill
The length of a dollar bill is 15.5956 centimeters. How many inches
long a dollar bill?
A) 4.0 in B) 20.15 in
C) 6.1 in D) 8.95 in

28. ISU Card
The dimensions of your Iowa State ID card and the Dimensions of
your Iowa Drivers License has measurements of 85.60 × 53.98 mm ?
A) 14.370 × 7.125 in B) 8.370 × 5.125 in
C) 183.370 × 122.125 in D) 3.370 × 2.125 in

29. ISU Card
The dimensions of your Iowa State ID card and the Dimensions of
your Iowa Drivers License has measurements of 85.60 × 53.98 mm ?
A) 14.370 × 7.125 in B) 8.370 × 5.125 in
C) 183.370 × 122.125 in D) 3.370 × 2.125 in

30. Distance From Beardsher Hall
to Memorial Union
Google tells us that he distance is 0.7miles, which is about 1232
yards. About how many meters would the distance be ?
A) 647.35 meters B) 1126.54 meters
C) 0.5 meters D) 1232 meters

31. Distance From Beardsher Hall
to Memorial Union
Google tells us that he distance is 0.7miles, which is about 1232
yards. About how many meters would the distance be ?
A) 647.35 meters B) 1126.54 meters
C) 0.5 meters D) 1232 meters

32. END
 As a student you should always carry your
ISU Card so make sure to use it for rough
measurements.