CONVERSIONS SHOWDOWN

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CONVERSIONS SHOWDOWN

• DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS GETS REAL
• REAL FAST

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RULES
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES WILL
RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION

• 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.

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GAME PLAY

• Questions 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.

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QUESTION

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

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• How 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

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ANSWER
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QUESTION TWO

• How 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

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• Ms 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

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• Ms 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?

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• Chanel No5 costs 76.00 for 1.200 oz. What is the
  price for a gallon?

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ANSWERS
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QUESTION

• Mr. 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

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• Mr. Pearsons 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 containers mass is 7.95 g

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ANSWER
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QUESTION

• Ms 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

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ANSWER
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LIGHTENING ROUND

• Convert -200 ºC to Kelvin
• K C 273
• Convert 0 ºF to Celsius
• F (C x 9/5) 32
• Convert 300 K to Fahrenheit
• C (F - 32) x 5/9