Measurements 2

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REMEMBER:

METRIC – IMPERIAL APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS
1 kg ≈ 2 ¼lbs 1 m ≈ 1 yard +(10%) 1 litre ≈ 1 ¾ pints 1 inch ≈ 2.5 cm	1 gallon ≈ 4.5 litres 1 foot ≈ 30 cm 1 metric tonne ≈ 1 imperial ton 1 mile ≈ 1.6 km

1) Fill in the gaps in the following table:

IMPERIAL TO METRIC
1 inch(in)≈ dm	1 foot(ft)≈ dm
1 yard(yd)≈ dm	3 yards(yd)≈ dam
1 mile(mi)≈ m	5 inches(in)≈ mm
5 feet(ft)≈ dm	3 ton≈ kg
2 gallons(gal)≈ l	6 pounds(lb)≈ kg
5 pints(pt)≈ l	12 miles(mi)≈ km
17 pints(pt)≈ dm³	24 inches(in)≈ cm

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2) Fill in the gaps in the following table:

METRIC TO IMPERIAL
1O cm≈ in	15 dm≈ ft
18 m≈ yd	5 dam≈ yd
12 km≈ mi	55 mm≈ in
5 t≈ lb	35 kg≈ lb
24 l≈ gal	6 l≈ pt
2 m≈ ft	540 m≈ mi
350 cm³≈ pt	2 km≈ yd

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3) Ken buys 12 gallons of petrol, how many litres is that? How much does he pay if 1 litre of petrol costs 1.15 €?

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4) At the supermarket I bought 1 lb of bananas, 1.1 lb of tomatoes, 1.5 lb of apples and 2.2lb of potatoes. How many kilos did I buy?

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5) Katy drives for 4 hours at 64 miles per hour. How far does she go (in kilometres)?

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6) Linda drank yesterday: 1.5 pints of water, 1 pint of orange juice and 0.5 pints of tea. How many litres did she drink?

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7) A gorilla weighs 400 lbs and stands 5 ft tall. Give an estimate of the gorilla's weight and height in metric system.

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8) Ron is decorating the park for a party. The park is rectangular shape of 39ft 3in by 37ft 9in. Find the length (in metres) of the string he needs to border the park.

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9) A baker needs 68 kg of flour this month. He has a stock of one 90 lb bag and another 30 lb bag. Does he need to buy more? If yes, how much?

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10) Anne travels 25 feet per second on her bicycle. How many kilometres per hour does she travel?

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