Metric Weights and Measures

Most of the world uses the metric system. The only countries not on this system are the U.S., Burma, Liberia, Muscat, and South Yemen. The metric system is based on 10s. For example, 10 decimetres make a metre (39.37 inches). Units smaller than a metre have Latin prefixes:

A millimicron is one thousandth of one millionth of one metre.

Deci- means 10; 10 decimetres make a metre. Centi- means 100; 100 centimetres make a metre. Milli- means 1,000; 1,000 millimetres make a metre.

Units larger than a metre have Greek prefixes:

Deka- means 10; a dekametre is 10 metres. Hecto- means 100; a hectometre is 100 metres. Kilo- means 1,000; a kilometre is 1,000 metres.

Helpful Hints
Remember: A metre is a little more than a yard. A kilometre is less than a mile. A liter is a little more than a quart.

The Metric System

Length
Unit Kilometre (km) Value 1,000 metres

Hectometre (hm) 100 metres Dekametre (dam) 10 metres metre (m) Decimetre (dm) Centimetre (cm) Millimetre (mm) 1 metre 0.1 metre 0.01 metres 0.001 metres

Capacity
Unit Value

Kilolitre (kl)

1,000 Litres

Hectolitres (hl) 100 Litres Dekalitres (dal) 10 Litres Litre (l) Decilitre (dl) Centilitre (cl) Millilitre (ml) 1 Litre
(*)

0.10 Litres 0.01 Litres 0.001 Litres

* 1 litre + 1.057 quarts

Mass and Weight

Unit Value

Metric Ton 1,000,000 Grams Quintal (P) 100,000 Grams Myriagram 10,000 Grams Kilogram 1,000 Grams Hectogram 100 Grams Dekagram 10 Grams Gram Decigram 1 Gram
(*)

0.10 Grams

Centigram 0.01 Grams Milligrams 0.001 Grams * 1 gram + U.S. 0.035 ounces

Metric Conversions
All you'll need to know about them!
Multiply Centimetres Centimetres Feet Feet/minutes Foot-pounds Gallons Gallons Grams Grams Inches Inches By .0328 .3937 30.4801 .507 .1383 3,785.4 3.7853 .0353 .0022 2.54 .0833 To Find feet inches centimetres cent./seconds metre-kilograms cubic centimetres liters ounces pounds centimetres feet

Kilograms Kilometres Kilometres

2.2046 3,280.833 .6214

pounds feet miles feet/minute miles/hour kilometres/hour quarts feet inches yards foot-pounds centimetres/second feet/second kilometres knots kilometres/hour metres/second grams
(2)

Kilometres/hour 54.68 Kilometres/hour .6214 Knots Liters metres metres metres metres/minute metres/minute Miles Miles/hour Miles/hour Miles/hour Ounces Ounces Pounds Pounds Quarts Quarts (dry) Quarts (liquid) Sq. kilometres Sq. kilometres Sq. metres Sq. metres Sq. miles Sq. yards Yards Yards 1.8532 1.0567 3.2808 39.37 1.0936 1.667 .0547 1.6093 .8684 1.6093 .447 28.3495 2.8349x10 453.5924 .4536 .946 67.2 57.75 .3861 1.196x10 10.7639 1.196 2.59 .8361 91.44 .9144
(6)

metre-kilograms 7.2307

kilograms grams kilograms liters cubic inches cubic inches square feet square miles square yards square feet square yards square kilometres square metres centimetres metres

Sq. centimetres .0011

Thursday, December 10, 2009

P5 Problem Sums- to be handed in on 8th Jan 2010
1. Jane, Alice and Peter had a sum of money. After Jane spent of her money, Alice spent $80 of hers and Peter spent of his money, they had an equal amount of money left. If they had a

total of $1008 in the end, how much did each of them have at first? 2. There were 1518 boys and girls in a room. When 2/3 of the boys and 1/5 of the girls left the room, there were twice as many girls as boys remaining in the room. (a) How many girls were there at first? (b) How many boys were there at first? 3. Cleo wanted to buy 16 similar shirts but she was $8 short. If she had bought 7 such shirts instead, she would have $19 left. (a) What was the cost of 2 such shirts? (b) How much money did Cleo have? 4. Mrs Baker bought some flour. She used of it to bake 16 cherry pies and packed the rest equally into 9 bags. There were 250g more flour in 2 similar bags than what was used for a cherry pie. If all the flour was packed into 25 bags instead, how much flour would there be in each bag? (sorry, please change 16 cherry pies to 15 and 250g to 270g.) 5. Half of a number is 90 more than a fifth of the number. What is the number? 6. Tom is nine years younger than Gary who is 13 years old. How many years later will Tom be of half Garys age? 7. Sally and Sandy have a total age of 45. Sally is 15 years older than Sandy. What was their total age when Sandy was half as old as Sally? 8. Eugene is 15 years old. His sister is 3/5 of his age. His sister is 3/11 of their mothers age. (a) How much older is Eugenes mother than Eugene? (b) In how many years time will Eugenes mother be twice his age? 9. Juliana and Patrick had some marbles. If Juliana gave Patrick 20 marbles, both of them would have an equal number of marbles. If Patrick gave Juliana 20 marbles, Juliana would have 3 times as many marbles as Patrick. Find the number of marbles that each of them had. 10. James is 8 years old. Last year, his father was four times as old as he was. In how many years will their combined age be 51? 11. A bag costs $24.50. the total cost of 2 bags and a wallet is $85. What is the total cost of 3 bags and 3 wallets? 12. Aaron bought 2 similar books and 3 similar rulers for $40.30. Sharon bought 3 such books and 5 such rulers for $61. What was the total cost of a book and a ruler?