Measurement Examples And Worksheet - A-64 Appendix 5
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36APPENDIX
V
Measurement
V.1
S E C T I O N
Objectives
American Units of Measurement
1
Use a ruler to measure lengths
in inches.
2
Define American units of
Two common systems of measurement are the American (or English) system and the
length.
metric system. We will discuss American units of measurement in this section and
3
Convert from one American
metric units in the next. Some common American units are inches, feet, miles, ounces,
unit of length to another.
pounds, tons, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. These units are used when measuring
4
Define American units of
length, weight, and capacity.
weight.
5
Convert from one American
unit of weight to another.
Use a ruler to measure lengths in inches.
1
6
Define American units of
A ruler is one of the most common tools used for measuring distances or lengths. The
capacity.
figure below shows part of a ruler. Most rulers are 12 inches (1 foot) long. Since
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Convert from one American
unit of capacity to another.
12 inches
1 foot, a ruler is divided into 12 equal lengths of 1 inch. Each inch is
divided into halves of an inch, quarters of an inch, eighths of an inch, and sixteenths
8
Define units of time.
of an inch.
The left end of a ruler can be (but sometimes isn’t) labeled with a 0. Each point
9
Convert from one unit of time
on a ruler, like each point on a number line, has a number associated with it.That
to another.
number is the distance between the point and 0. Several lengths on the ruler are
shown below.
1 –
3
in.
4
1 –
2
in.
2
7 –
1
in.
8
1 in.
0
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2
3
Inches
Actual size
1
EXAMPLE
Find the length of the paper clip
shown here.
Strategy
We will place a ruler below the paper clip,
with the left end of the ruler (which could be thought of
as 0) directly underneath one end of the paper clip.
WHY
Then we can find the length of the paper clip by identifying where its other
end lines up on the tick marks printed in black on the ruler.
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