Lesson 50 discusses unit multipliers, which are ratios equal to 1 that are composed of two equivalent measures. Unit multipliers are often used to convert between measurement units. Examples are provided for converting between yards and inches, centimeters and meters, and ounces and pounds. The lesson also shows how to use unit multipliers to convert between yards and inches, feet and yards, inches and centimeters, miles per gallon to miles per quart, and beats per minute to beats per hour.

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Lesson 50:
*unit multipliers - a ratio equal to 1 that is composed of 2
equivalent measures
FYI...unit multipliers are oftentimes used to do conversions
of measurements!

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Lesson 50 Examples:
Write 2 unit multipliers for each pair of equivalent measures:
A) 1 yd = 36 in
B) 100 cm = 1 m
C) 16 oz = 1 lb

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Use unit multipliers to convert d-e.
D) 10 yards to inches
E) 24 feet to yards

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F) Which is greater 20 inches or 50 centimeters?
(1 in = 2.54 cm)

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Use unit multipliers to convert the rates in g and h.
G) 20 miles per gallon to miles per quart
H) 60 beats per minute to beats per hour