Converting Units of Measurement Lesson

In problems which involve measurements such as width, length, height, weight, capacity or temperature, it is often necessary to convert from one measurement unit to another.
For example, let's say you were going to purchase a new carpet for your bedroom. First you would get out your tape measure, or yardstick, and measure the length and width of the room. This would probably be done in feet and inches. Then you would take these measurements to the store and "OUCH" you see that all of the carpeting in the store is being sold by the "square yard!" Being unable to convert the feet and inches measurements into square yards means that you really don't know whether you are getting the best deal for your money.
Hopefully after working through this lesson you will better understand how important this skill is, and how often this type of "math" gets into your everyday life.