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The most commonly used units for length are:
inch: equal to 2.54 cm.
foot: equal to 12 inches, about 30 cm.
yard: 3 feet, about 90 cm.
mile: 5280 feet, about 1.6 km.
For units smaller than an inch, powers of 2 are often used, for example, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, 3/8 inch, etc.
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How do you mark out lengths to be cut taking into account any allowances?
By measuring with a tape and marking with a pencil or marker.
When would you use a scatter graph?
When measuring body lengths for example your shoulder to arm verse your elbow to finger tip
What are the similarities between measuring by using of ruler and tape measure?
Both the ruler and the tape use a scale marked along their lengths.
What is the volume in liters of a tank measuring 700 mm diameter x 1.2 m long or height?
Volume = pi*r2*h (where the lengths are in decimetres) = 461.8 litres.
What are some nonstandard ways that you could measure the length of a dog?
Your teacher wants you to use your imagination and think of other things you could compare your dog to instead of a ruler or yardstick. What about measuring your dog in cat-lengths or pencil-lengths? You can think of lots of ways to measure a dog if you just use your brain!
What is lineal feet?
Lineal feet are units for measuring lengths.
Use for meter scale?
It is used for measuring distances or lengths.
What are two rules used for measuring short lengths?
meters and grams
What are tools for measuring of length?
Tools for measuring lengths are : Screw gauge, vernier calipers,drafter, ruler ,circular scale ,etc . These tools are used for measuring lengths according to their different least counts.
What are rules - the measuring tool - used for?
Rulers are used to measure lengths/distances.
Is the Si units useful for measuring lengths?
When I took physics my teacher always had us use meters when measuring length because that was the unit that all the equations used. If we found a length of only a few centimeters she made us change it to a decimal number with meters as the unit. (ex. 75cm = 0.75m)
How do you find the perimoter of a triangle?
The perimeter is found by measuring the lengths of all 3 sides and totalling them.
What lengths is most accurate measurement of the length of a ladybug?
Millimetres is the most appropriate measuring system.
What makes up a meter stick?
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
What is the basic unit for measuring metrics lengths?
In SI units (metric) metres.
How do you mark out lengths to be cut taking into account any allowances?
By measuring with a tape and marking with a pencil or marker.
What does a metric ruler do?
a metric ruler is a different way of measuring things and with measuring there is the English system (inches feet etc) and the metric system (centimeters meters etc)
