Basic Mathematics for College Students

17. Match each item with its proper measurement.

a. Amount of blood in i. 290,000 kL

an adult ii. 6 L

b. Cola in an aluminum iii.355 mL

can

c. Kuwait’s daily

production of

crude oil

18. Of the objects shown below, which can be used to
    measure the following?
    a. Millimeters
    b. Milligrams
    c. Milliliters

Complete each solution.

19. Convert 20 centimeters to meters.


20. Convert 3,000 milligrams to grams.

 g



3,000

1,000

3,000 mg

3,000 mg

1



1 g

1,000

 m



20

m

20 cm

20 cm

1



m

100 cm

NOTATION

Balance

Beaker

Micrometer

500

400

300

200

100

21. Convert 0.2 kilograms to milligrams.


22. Convert 400 milliliters to kiloliters.

Refer to the given ruler to answer each question.See Example 1.

23. Determine which measurements the arrows point to
    on the metric ruler.


24. Find the length of the birthday candle (including the
    wick).

Refer to the given ruler to answer each question.See Example 2.

25. a. Refer to the metric ruler below. Each centimeter is
    divided into how many equal parts? What is the
    length of one of those parts?
    b. Determine which measurements the arrows point
    to on the ruler.


26. Find the length of the stick of gum.

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Centimeters

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WRIGLEY’SWRIGLEY’S

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Centimeters

12 3456 7

Centimeters

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Centimeters

GUIDED PRACTICE

0.0004 kL



1,0001,000

kL

400 mL

400 mL

1



1 L

mL



1

1,000 L

 mg

0.21,0001,000

0.2 kg

0.2 kg

1



g

1 kg



1,000 mg

g

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