Solving problems involving converting between miles and km

Solving problems involving converting between miles and km

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will investigate and model solutions to a variety of word problems involving conversions between miles and kilometres.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the name of the sequence which can be used to roughly convert between miles and kilometres?
Correct answer: Fibonacci
Fibonni
Harmonic
Triangular
Q2.
What is the name of the imperial unit officially used in the UK?
feet
inches
Correct answer: miles
pounds
Q3.
Approximately how many miles are there in 8 km?
10 miles
12 miles
16 miles
Correct answer: 5 miles
Q4.
Approximately how many miles are there in 88 km?
18 miles
46 miles
50 miles
Correct answer: 55 miles
Q5.
Which number comes before 144 in the Fibonacci sequence?
120
55
73
Correct answer: 89

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the below is equivalent to 30 miles?
42 km
46 km
Correct answer: 48 km
49 km
Q2.
On Monday, I completed a 5 mile walk and on Tuesday I completed a further 16 km. How far did I walk in total on both of those days?
13 km
15 km
Correct answer: 15 miles
21 miles
Q3.
For charity, I completed a 60 mile walk. My cousin completed a 72 km walk. What was the total distance of our walk?
166 km
Correct answer: 168 km
174 km
178 km
Q4.
The distance from London to Coventry is approx. 176 km. How far is this in miles (approx.)?
100 miles
Correct answer: 110 miles
128 miles
220 miles
Q5.
Anna completed a sponsored run. For every 5 miles, she was given £15. She completed 72 km in total. How much money did she raise from her run?
£122
£125
Correct answer: £135
£145

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UnitMaths / Converting units of measure