ANSWERS: (1) 12
(2) 4
(3) square
linear
LINEAR CONVERSION
In military operations you will work with many different units of measurement.
You will use feet, yards, gallons, barrels, and many other types of measure. If
you are assigned to a unit outside the United States, chances are that you will be
using the metric system, which measures linear distance in meters and kilometers,
and volume in liters and cubic centimeters.
You will not work with the metric system in this course, but you should be aware
of it; and, if required, you should be able to work with it.
When you must change from one unit of measure to another; for example, 10 feet
to inches, you should look at a conversion table. Here is just a portion of the
complete conversion table, which is found on page 50. You should use the
conversion table for a reference.
Given
To Find
Multiply By
Divide By
(a) Inches
Feet
12
(b) Inches
Yards
36
(c) Feet
Inches
12
(d) Feet
Yards
3
To solve the problem above, you were given 10 feet and asked to find how many
inches.
(1) Look at the chart line (c) and follow the instructions.
10 feet x 12 _____________ inches
(2) In this case, you must multiply _________________ times 10 feet.
(3) How many yards are in 72 inches?____________________
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