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Lesson 3: Create conversion tables for units of time, and use the tables to solve problems. — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A conversion table for weeks to days uses the conversion factor 7. How many days are there in 4 weeks? There are ___ days.

  2. 2. If you create a conversion table to relate minutes to seconds, what is the constant conversion factor you would multiply by?

    • A. 12
    • B. 24
    • C. 60
    • D. 100
  3. 3. A plane trip is 9 hours long. To find the trip length in minutes, you multiply by 60. How many minutes is the trip? It is ___ minutes.

  4. 4. In a time conversion table, which operation is used to find the value in the smaller unit from the value in the larger unit?

    • A. Addition
    • B. Subtraction
    • C. Multiplication
    • D. Division
  5. 5. A family vacation lasts for 6 days. Given that the conversion factor from days to hours is 24, how many hours long is the vacation? The vacation is ___ hours long.

  6. 6. Which of the following statements is true when comparing amounts of time?

    • A. 4 hours is less than 230 minutes
    • B. 4 hours is equal to 230 minutes
    • C. 4 hours is greater than 230 minutes
    • D. The amounts cannot be compared
  7. 7. A chef slow-cooks a roast for 7 hours. Using the conversion factor of 60, how many minutes does the roast cook for? It cooks for ___ minutes.