Tom wants to build a trundle wheel. He wants the wheel to go around once for every 50cm the trundle wheel is pushed. What will be the radius of the trundle wheel?
*to the nearest cm
The radius of the trundle wheel will be 8cm
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What is the abbreviation for decimetre
dm
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Convert to a more appropriate SI unit:
You travel 590 000m from Regina to Winnipeg
590km
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How many inches are there in 5 yards?
180 inches
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Convert 244cm to in.
Approximately 96"
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What is the measuring device that is used to measure small objects precisely?
Vernier caliper
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What is the abbreviation for yard?
yd
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Convert 0.0000123km to mm
12.3mm
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The imperial system is a system of measurement based on ____________ units
British
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Convert 55 miles to km.
*1mi=1.609km (approximate)
Approximately 88km
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If the scale of a photograph is 1:27 and the height of the bear in the photo is 12.8cm, how tall is the bear in real life?
The bear is 345.6cm tall in real life
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List two ways that you can represent inch
in. or "
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What is a suitable referent for measuring a person around 180cm tall?
Answers may vary
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How many miles are in 12 640ft? (Round to the nearest tenth)
*1mi=5280ft
2.4 miles
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Convert 190cm to an appropriate imperial unit
Approx. 6.24ft
or
74.8 in
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If the scale of a floor plan is 1:43 and the dimensions of the floor plan are 12cm by 7cm, what is the length of the floor plan in real life?
*Answer in ft. to the nearest tenth
The length of the floor plan in real life is 16.9ft.
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What does SI stand for?
Système International
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List the 7 units from millimetre to kilometre
millimetre
centimetre
decimetre
metre
decametre
hectometre
kilometre
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A caliper can measure to the nearest 1/? in.?
1/1000 in.
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State the area of the mat (in inches) in which the dimensions are 100cm by 150cm
* to the nearest tenth
2328.5 in. squared
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Explain why it is useful to know both the SI and Imperial system IN A FULL SENTENCE
It is useful to know both the SI and Imperial system because...