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-Unit Cancellation Pre-Test-

English Units

12 inches (in)  =  1 foot (ft)
4 quarts (qt)  =  1 gallon (gal)
3 feet (ft)  =  1 yard (yd)
16 ounces (oz)  =  1 pound (lb) or (pd)
5,280 feet (ft)  =  1 mile (mi)
2,000 pounds (lb) or (pd)  =  1 ton (T)

English <---> Metric

1 kilogram (kg)  =  2.21 pounds (lb) or (pd)
454 grams (g)  =  1 pound (lb) or (pd)
28.  grams (g)  =  1 ounce (oz)
2.54 centimeters (cm)  =  1 inch (in)
1 liter (L)  =  1.06 quarts (qt)
1.09 yards (yd)  =  1 meter (m)
1.61 kilometers (km)  =  1 mile (mi)
39.37 inches (in)  =  1 meter (m)

Scroll down for the Answer Key.
Compute all answers to the hundredth decimal place (if necessary).

1) 3.5 kilograms is equal to _________ pounds

2) 18 quarts equals _________ gallons

3) 25 yards = _______ meters

4) 937 liters = ________ quarts

5) 0.78 miles = ________ feet

6) 9,000 pd = ______ tons

7) 0.364 lb = _______ grams

8) 16 in = _______ 1 ft

9) 0.9 m = _______ in

10) 5 pt = _______ qt

11) 45.7 cm = ________ in

12) 1.6 oz = _______ lb

13) 67 oz = _______ g

14) 0.94 ft = ______ yd

15) 0.62 mi = _______ km

The next set of problems requires more than one ratio to solve.

16) 3.6 gal = ______ L    Hint: gallons --> quarts --> liters

17) 0.38 miles = ______ yards    Hint: miles-->feet-->yards

18) 23 m = ______ ft

19) 0.000386 tons = ______ grams

NOTE: Some of the problems in this last set require the use of the metric number line at the top of the page.

20) 0.836 km = ______ in     Hint: km --> m --> in    First use the metric number line to convert 0.836 kilometers to meters. When you find that answer, use the unit cancellation method to convert it to inches. Remember that all the conversion factors you need are at the top of this page.

21) 2.5 hectoliters = ______ quarts     Hint: hL --> L --> qt

22) 1.7 qt = ______ mL     Hint: qt --> L --> mL

23) 45 in = _______ mm    

24) 0.27 m = ______ yards

25) 2.7 ounces = _______ centigrams

Answer Key:

1) 7.74 pounds
2) 4.5 gallons
3) 22.94 meters
4) 993.22 quarts
5) 4118.4 feet
6) 4.5 tons
7) 165.26 grams
8) 1.33 feet
9) 35.73 inches
10) 2.5 quarts
11) 17.99 inches
12) 0.1 pounds
13) 1902.8 grams
14) 0.31 yards
15) 1 kilometer
16) 13.58 liters
17) 668.8 yards
18) 75.21 feet
19) 350.49 grams
20) 33189.2 inches
21) 265 quarts
22) 1600 milliliters
23) 1130 millimeters
24) 0.3 yards
25) 0.77 centigrams