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Measurement

What am I going to Customary or Standard Metric System Tools To use


measure? System
• How long is it? inch (in)
foot (ft)
~ length yard(yd)
ruler
~ width mile (m) meter stick
meter (m) yard stick
tape measure

• How heavy is it?


~ weight ounces (oz)
~ mass pounds (lb)
tons (t) scale
gram (g) balance scale
16 ounces = 1 pound

• How much does it hold?


~ capacity ounces (oz)
~ volume cups (c) measuring cups
pints (pt) liter (L) graduated cylinder
quarts (qt)
gallons (gal)

kilo- hecta- deca- base unit deci- centi- milli-


grams (mass)
meters (length) 1/10 or .1 1/100 or .01
1,000 x 100 x 10 x liters (capacity) 1/1,000 or .001

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