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Word Problems
100
What is the name of the international base-ten system.
Metric System
100
What is the unit you would measure a pencil with?
centimeter (cm)
100
Name one country that has not adopted the metric system.
United States of America
100
What is 10 mm=cm
1 cm
100
Bob has a stack of pennies 3 cm high, how many mm high is his pile?
30 mm
200
What is base unit for length in the metric system.
Meter
200
Shaunta is 1.89 meters and Rene is 200 centimeters. Who is taller?
Rene
200
What is the system the United States uses? (Hint: it is NOT the Metric System)
Customary System
200
What is 0.543 km = ______ m
543 m
200
What is the distance in meters from Ms. Davis' room to Ms G-K's room, if it is .78 km?
780 meters
300
List 5 of metric prefixes
tera, giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano
300
New York City is roughly 1200 miles away. That's equivalet to about 3220 km. True or false
True.
300
What is base number that the metric system is based off of?
Ten
300
What is 7.98 m = mm?
7980mm
300
We are driving to Las Vegas. The sign says that it is 145 kilometers to Las Vegas. How many meters is it to Las Vegas?
145000 meters
400
What are kilo-, deci-, centi-, milli?
prefixes
400
A bomb exploded 3.6 kilometers from the city. The explosion could be heard for as far as 4.7 kilometers from the center of the explosion. What is the furthest distance from the city that the bomb could be heard?
8.3 kilometers
400
The origins of the metric system date back to which century?
Sixteenth century
400
What is 81703 m = ____ km ____ m
81 km 703 m
400
Sally is on the All-City track team and has to run the 100-meter dash. How may centimeters is that?
10000 cm
500
What is the numerical value of a gigameter?
1,000,000,000
500
Timothy was helping his father fix the carburetor on their car. His father told him to bring him the 150 mm socket wrench. Timothy handed his father a .15m socket wrench. Will this work?
Yes. 150 mm=.150 m
500
What are 5 countries that DO have the Metric System in place?
Any countries except Burma, Liberia, or the United States
500
What is 45,000,000 cm = km?
450 km
500
Aaron's plane flew 4 meters. Noah's plane only flew 79 centimeters. How much further did Aaron's plane fly?
4m = 400cm – 79cm = 321cm