Converting Distance
This is a drill and practice page involving converting distance measures between
the English (inches, feet and yards) and metric (mm, cm, meters, km). It is intended
to help with both your math skill and your understanding of the metric system.The
solutions presented on this page utilize a very limited set of conversion factors
and a single "bridge" between the metric and English systems (1.00 inch = 2.54
cm). Also recall that there are 5280 feet per mile.
Instructions:
- To begin-press "New Conversion" and a conversion will appear to the right of the button.
- Put the correct value into the answer cell and press "Check Answer."
- The results on the problem and a running total will appear in the second table.
- If you get a problem "incorrect", you should redo it and recheck your
answer.
- Pressing the "Show Answer" will cause the correct answer to appear and you will no longer be able to submit an answer for that problem.