Note:
Use Q2 and Q3 from Unit Conversions (GCSE)
Unit Conversions FSQ1
Convert the following measurements.
Unit Conversions FS1(a)
330 ml to litres (L)
Answer type: simple
Answer: 0.33 (L)
Workings:
To convert ml to L, divide by 1000
330 \div 1000 = 0.33 L1 mark
Unit Conversions FS1(b)
1200 g to kilograms (kg)
Answer type: simple
Answer: 1.2 (kg)
Workings:
To convert g to kg, divide by 1000
1200 \div 1000 = 1.2 kg1 mark
Unit Conversions FS1(c)
568 ml to litres (L)
Answer type: simple
Answer: 0.568 (L)
Workings:
To convert ml to L, divide by 1000
568 \div 1000 = 0.568 L1 mark
Unit Conversions FS1(d)
5 mm to metres (m)
Answer type: simple
Answer: 0.005 (m)
Workings:
To convert ml to L, divide by 1000
5 \div 1000 = 0.005 L1 mark
Unit Conversions FSQ4
Given that 1 kg is equal to 2.2 lbs, convert the following measurements.
Unit Conversions FS4(a)
5 kg to lbs
Answer type: simple
Answer: 11 (lbs)
Workings:
5\times2.2 = 111 mark
Unit Conversions FS4(b)
47.3 lbs to kg
Answer type: simple
Answer: 21.5 (kg)
Workings:
47.3\div 2.2 = 21.51 mark
Unit Conversions FS4(c)
18.2 kg to lbs
Give your answer to two decimal places.
Answer type: simple
Answer: 40.26 (lbs)
Workings:
18.2\times2.2 = 40.261 mark
Unit Conversions FS4(d)
330 lbs to kg
Answer type: simple
Answer: 150 (lbs)
Workings:
330 \div 2.2 = 1501 mark
Unit Conversions FSQ5
Kieran is travelling from the UK to Austria.
He decides to exchange some money before he leaves.
The exchange rate between Pounds sterling (GBP) and Euros (EUR) is:
1 \text{ GBP} = 1.11 \text{ EUR}
Unit Conversions FS5(a)
How much will he have in Euros (EUR) if he decides to exchange £250?
Answer type:
Answer: 277.50 (EUR)
Workings:
250\times 1.11 = 277.501 mark
Unit Conversions FS5(b)
Kieran decided to travel across the border from Austria to Hungary.
The exchange rate between Euros (EUR) and Hungarian Forint (HUF) is:
1 \text{ EUR} = 356.90 \text{ HUF}
How much will he have in Hungarian Forint (HUF) if he decides to exchange 120 of his leftover Euros (EUR)?
Answer type: simple
Answer: 42828
Workings:
120\times 356.90 = 428281 mark
Unit Conversions FS5(c)
Kieran returns to the UK.
He wants to exchange his leftover money back to Pounds sterling (GBP).
He has 7138 HUF and 14.43 EUR.
How much will he have in GBP if he exchanges this leftover currency?
Answer type: simple
Answer: 33 (GBP)
Workings:
7138 \div 356.90 = 20 14.43\div 1.11 = 13 20 + 13 = 332 marks
Unit Conversions FSQ6
Volumes of gas are often measured in cubic decimetres (dm^3)
The conversion between dm^3 and cubic metres (m^3) is:
1 \text{ dm}^3 = 0.001 \text{ m}^3
Unit Conversions FS6(a)
Convert 24 dm^3 to m^3
Answer type: simple
Answer: 0.024 m^3
Workings:
24 \times0.001 = 0.024 m^3
Unit Conversions FS6(b)
Convert 13.5 m^3 to dm^3
Answer type: simple
Answer: 13500 m^3
Workings:
13.5 \div 0.001 = 13500 dm^3
Unit Conversions FS6(c)
Convert 128000 dm^3 to m^3
Answer type: simple
Answer: 128 m^3
Workings:
128000 \times 0.001 = 128 m^3