International Measures of Length and Weight Answers

Lily sells loose tea for $0.71 per gram. If one gram is equivalent to 0.035273 ounces, how much does it cost to buy 0.45 pounds of Lily’s tea?a.$108.70b.$144.93c.$536.77d.$715.69

Gina is weighing her lawn ornaments. Her flamingo weighs 4.168 pounds, and her garden gnome weighs 1.963 kilograms. There are 2.20462 pounds in a kilogram. Which ornament is heavier, and by what percent?a.The flamingo is 112.33% heavier than the gnome.b.The flamingo is 89.06% heavier than the gnome.c.The gnome is 45.36% heavier than the flamingo.d.The gnome is 3.84% heavier than the flamingo.

A rod of iron of uniform density has a thickness such that a one-inch-long segment of it weighs 3.88 ounces. Given that there are 0.035273 ounces in a gram and 2.54 centimeters in an inch, how many grams would a 14.79 cm length of the same iron rod weigh?a.73.30 gb.274.49 gc.640.51 gd.1,626.89 g

Sergio has decided to weigh his reference books. His largest encyclopedia weighs 7.49 pounds, and his largest dictionary weighs 3.91 kilograms. If one pound is equal to 0.4535924 kilograms, which book is heavier, and how many more kilograms does it weigh than the other?a.The encyclopedia weighs 1.61 kg more than the dictionary.b.The encyclopedia weighs 0.87 kg more than the dictionary.c.The dictionary weighs 1.13 kg more than the encyclopedia.d.The dictionary weighs 0.51 kg more than the encyclopedia.

Patrick laid a pencil and a candle end-to-end. The pencil is 15.80 centimeters long, the candle is 0.303 yards long. There are 30.48 centimeters in a foot. How many inches long are the two items placed end-to-end? a. 0.48 in b. 16.10 in c. 17.13 in d. 43.51 in Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Patrick laid a pencil and a candle end-to-end. The pencil is 15.80 centimeters long, the candle is 0.303 yards long. There are 30.48 centimeters in a foot. How many inches long are the two items placed end-to-end? a. 0.48 in b. 16.10 in c. 17.13 in d. 43.51 in Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Ben is preparing a package to mail to his friend in Switzerland. The parcel service he is using demands that his package be no greater than 55 cm on any side. If 1 inch is equivalent to 2.54 cm, what is the size limitation in inches?a.139.70 inb.134.75 inc.22.45 ind.21.65 in

Arrange the following units in order from smallest to greatest: centimeter, kilometer, meter, millimetera.meter, centimeter, kilometer, millimeterb.kilometer, meter, centimeter, millimeterc.millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometerd.millimeter, meter, centimeter, kilometer

Charlotte measured the weights of several items in her house and arranged them in the table below.ItemWeightUnitscookie jar2,115.16gwatermelon5.49lbnightstand2.02kgcoat0.00260tonGiven that there are 28.3495 grams in an ounce, find the number of ounces in the heaviest item listed above.a.71.10 ozb.83.12 ozc.87.79 ozd.109.74 oz

Which of the following is not a reason for America to keep its current system of measurement?a.It would be too expensive and time consuming to switch everything over to metric.b.Since the American system is decimal based, it is easy to convert between different units of measure.c.The American system works most easily with fractions which, some argue, are preferable on a day-to-day basis.d.The units and terms involved with the American system are smaller and easier to use than those in the metric system.