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Just when you feel like you have mastered math, it seems that teachers throw you another curve ball. It helps keep you on your toes and helps to prepare you for life and the world ahead. So here we are once again delving into another area of math known as the metric system.
[readmore]If you were born in a country other than the U.S., Liberia or Burma, you would have grown up using the metric system. In reality, it is an easier system to work with than the U.S. system, also known as the American system or the English system. It is easier because it works in base 10 conversions.
The metric system is a set of standardized units of measurement based on the number 10. Why 10? Well, it is because humans have 10 fingers. It is also the system that is virtually used by every scientist in the world, as well as the medical profession. The metric system uses “meters” to measure length and distance, “grams” to measure mass or weight, and “liters” to measure volume.
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In the metric system, volume, such as liquids, are measured in liters. Answer (d) is the correct answer
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Although the word quadrameter sounds like it could be related to the metric system, it is actually to do with poetry!
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The metric system is a set of standardized units of measurement based on the number 10. Answer (c) is the correct answer
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1 pound is equal to 453.59237 grams. Answer (a) is the correct answer
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In the metric system, length and distances are measured in meters. Answer (c) is the correct answer
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Remember the silly phrase of “King Henry Doesn’t Usually Drink Chocolate Milk.” This tells us the order is KHDUDCM so Answer (b) is the correct answer
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1 mile equals 1609.347218694 meters. Answer (d) is the correct answer
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Doctors, scientists and astronauts all use the metric system. Only lawyers do not use the system. Answer (b) is the correct answer
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When measuring the weight or mass of an object in the metric system it is measured in grams. Answer (a) is the correct answer
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1 gallon equals 3.785411784 liters. Answer (c) is the correct answer
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