Ruler RoverGuild training kit · the Pre-Algebra review in the Guild Workshop

Rolls out a ruler and swaps units: measurement and conversions.

Measurement and Unit Conversions

Measurement and conversions. In MathBound, the free Algebra I adventure game, Ruler Rover asks these problems, and the only way past is to solve them.

Part of Pre-Algebra review: the Guild Workshop: an optional warm-up before Chapter 1.

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10 questions, no sign-up, nothing saved. Climbs from the basics to harder questions.

What you will practice

US System Conversions. Convert units within the US system using a single step.
Metric System Conversions. Convert metric units using a single step (moving decimal 1-2 places).
US and Metric Conversions. Convert between US and metric systems using a single given conversion factor.
Temperature Conversion. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius using the formula.

Worked examples

Made by the game’s own question engine. Try each one, then open its steps.

Example 1 · US System Conversions

A

shelf

is

11

feet

long.

How

many

inches

is

that?

$110$
$132$
$23$
$0.917$

Show the worked steps

$Each$ $foot$ $is$ $12$ $inches .$
$11 \cdot 12 = 132$ $inches .$

Answer: $132$

Example 2 · Metric System Conversions

Convert

3.5

meters

to

centimeters .

$350$
$35$
$0.035$
$3, 500$

Show the worked steps

$1$ $meter = 100$ $centimeters .$
$3.5 \cdot 100 = 350$ $centimeters .$

Answer: $350$

Example 3 · US and Metric Conversions

How

many

kilograms

heavier

is

10

kilograms

than

7

pounds ? (1

pound \approx 0.45

kilograms)

$6.85$
$3.15$
$3$
$13.15$

Show the worked steps

$7$ $pounds = 7 \cdot 0.45 = 3.15$ $kilograms .$
$10 - 3.15 = 6.85$ $kilograms .$

Answer: $6.85$

Where it is in your textbook

Textbook	Lessons
Big Ideas Math Algebra 1 (2022)	1.3
Glencoe Algebra 1	2-8
HMH Into Algebra 1	1.3
Holt McDougal Larson Algebra 1	2.8
OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e	1.10
Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core	2-6
Reveal Algebra 1	1-6, 2-7

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