Metric System
Gas Prices in Canada
Quart Liter
Gas Prices in Canada 1 gallon = 4 liters x 4 = $4.50 / gallon Why? Taxes The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of everybody else’s money. Margaret Thatcher
Why is the Metric System used in Science? How Many gallons in the aquarium? 48 inches x 12 inches x 20 inches Well, the volume would be L x W x H
Why is the Metric System used in Science? How Many gallons in the aquarium? 48 inches x 12 inches x 20 inches 48 in x 12 in = 576 in in 2 11,520 cubic inches = ? Gallons How many cubic inches in a gallon?231 OK 11,520/231 = gallons! How much does all that water weigh? 1 gallon weighs 8.35 pounds 50 x 8.35 = lbs. Well, the volume would be L x W x H x 20 in = 11,520 in 3
Why is the Metric System used in Science? How Many Liters in the aquarium? 120 cm x 50cm x 30 cm 120 x 50 = 6000 cm x 30 = 180,000 cm 3 180,000 cm 3 = 180, 000 ml = 180 Liters How much does all that water weigh? 180 Kg
Standard unit Kilo 1000x Mill 1/1000 Cent 1/100 Micro 1/1000,000
Penny = cent = 1/100 of a dollar = 1 Centidollar $1000 bill = 1 Kilodollar A Mill = 1/1000 of a dollar = 1 Millidollar
1. 25 g = ____________________ mg 25 Where is the decimal?
How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar? Units in Math Problems 1. Convert to same units. You cannot divide grams by kilograms. Change kilograms to grams and then divide. 2. Put everything into one problem. kilogram Bags sugar bagssugar Kilograms of sugarWhat units am I given? What units will be in the answer?
How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar? What are the ratios in this problem? 1000 grams 1 Kilogram 1 Bag. 10 grams Sugar
2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar? given
1 kilogram sugar 2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar? 1 kilogram sugar 1000 grams sugar
1 kilogram sugar 1000 grams sugar 2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar?
1 kilogram sugar 1000 grams sugar 10 grams sugar 1 Bag 2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from a kilogram of powdered sugar?
1 kilogram sugar 1000 grams sugar 10 grams sugar 1 Bag 2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags 1 x 1000 x 1 = x 10 = = 100 Bags
10 kilogram sugar 1 kilogram sugar 1000 grams sugar 10 grams sugar 1 Bag 2. Put everything into one problem. What units am I given? Kilograms of Sugar What units will be in the answer? Bags How many 10-gram bags of powdered sugar can you make from 10 kilograms of powdered sugar? = 1000 Bags
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How many grams of water will be produced by reacting 10 grams of H 2 with Oxygen?