Concept 9: converting units

Cups to ounces

Sherrie is making a pie, but can only cook with ounces. She has to convert 13 cups of water to ounces. She does the math and realizes that 13 cups is equal to 104 ounces.

What is converting?

Unit conversion is a multi-step process that involves multiplication or division by a numerical factor, selection of the correct number of significant digits, and rounding.