CONVERSIONS SHOWDOWNCONVERSIONS SHOWDOWNDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS GETS REALREAL FAST

RULESRULES

Mr. Pearson and Ms Jung retain all final decision making power. Mr. Pearson and Ms Jung may add or modify rules at any point during game play.

You must show all your work.Cell phones may not be used under any

circumstances. Any visible cell phones at any time during the game will result in an automatic disqualification.◦ You may not be informed of your disqualification until the end of game

play.

Recall that your behavior today will indicate whether we can have competitions in the future.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES WILL RESULT IN

DISQUALIFICATION

GAME PLAYGAME PLAYQuestions will be revealed once everyone

is silent and has their eyes on the board. One point is given for a correct answer, whether your team

was first or not. ◦ An additional bonus point is given to the first team to answer.

Once your team has the answer, the designated reporter will raise his or her hand. ◦ The answer will not be revealed until all teams have completed

the calculation or surrendered. THE ANSWER MUST HAVE CORRECT SIGNIFICANT FIGURES The first team to “buzz in” will give their answer. If they

are incorrect, then the second team will have a chance to answer and steal the bonus point.

QUESTIONQUESTIONMr. Pearson teaches an average

of 150. students per year. Assuming he is an immortal vampire, how many students could he teach in a millennia?

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONHow many hours will it take for

Ms Jung to drive to Seattle? ◦Assume she drives straight through

with no stops or breaks◦Assume her average speed is 55

mph◦Seattle is 1656.4 miles away from

Minneapolis

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTION TWOQUESTION TWOHow much money should Ms

Jung save to pay for gas? ◦Assume gas is $3.25/gal◦Car gets 21 miles/gal◦Recall that Minneapolis to

Seattle is1656.4 miles

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONMs Jung loves pumpkin spice

lattes (PSL). Assume that one 16 oz PSL is $4.00. How much would it cost for her to fill a swimming pool with PSL?◦Assume the swimming pool holds

5310 gallons of PSL

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONMs Jung buys a 16oz PSL for

$4.25. Her “friend” John drinks 40.0 mL of her latte. Once he gets out of the hospital, how much does he owe her?

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONChanel No5 costs $76.00 for

1.200 oz. What is the price for a gallon?

ANSWERSANSWERS

QUESTIONQUESTIONMr. Pearson drinks a gallon of

milk a week. How many mL does he drink per day?◦Assume he drinks the same amount

for each of the 7 days

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONMr. Pearson’s family eats 8

containers of yogurt a week. By recycling the containers, how many pounds of plastic do they keep out the landfill in a year?◦Assume the yogurt container’s mass

is 7.95 g

ANSWERANSWER

QUESTIONQUESTIONMs Jung is 68” tall. How many Ms

Jungs, laid head to toe, will it take to reach the moon?◦Assume the moon is 384,403 km

away

ANSWERANSWER

LIGHTENING ROUNDLIGHTENING ROUNDConvert -200 ºC to Kelvin

◦K = C + 273Convert 0 ºF to Celsius

◦F = (C x 9/5) + 32Convert 300 K to Fahrenheit

◦C = (F - 32) x 5/9