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Measuring Units

Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units.

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1.75 pints ≈ 1 litre

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If a litre of water's a pint and three quarters, then how many pints would be roughly equal to four litres?

2

Convert 175 pints to litres.

3

How many refills from a pint jug will it take to fill a 12 litre bowl?

4

There are eight pints in a gallon. Roughly how many litres are equivalent to two gallons? (your answer should be a whole number)

5

Which has the smaller capacity; a tank which holds 860 pints or a bath which holds 500 litres? (type TANK or BATH)

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🎼 A litre of water's a pint and three quarters 🎶

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Friday, November 24, 2023

"ONE THOUSAND KILOS? Is an anagram of OH, SOUNDS LIKE A TON!

This seems ideal for kicking off a discussion about the difference between a metric tonne and the more confusing ton options (where a long ton is 2240lbs and a short ton is 2000lbs)."

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Description of Levels

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Inches - questions requiring the ability to make rough conversions between centimetres and inches.

Pounds - questions requiring the ability to make rough conversions between units of weight.

Pints - questions requiring the ability to make rough conversions between units of capacity.

Miles - questions requiring the ability to make rough conversions between miles and kilometers.

Mixed - questions requiring the ability to estimate the best measures and units.

Imperial Units - Learn about common imperial units and how they relate to other units of measurement.

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Common Conversions

Approximate Equivalents

1 mile = 1.6 km

1 metre = 39.37 inches

1 foot = 30.5 cm

1 inch = 2.54 cm

1 kg = 2.2 lb

1 gallon = 4.5 litres

1 litre = 1.75 pints

1 tonne = 1000 kg

Metric Prefixes

mega 1000000

kilo 1000

hecto 100

deca 10

deci 0.1

centi 0.01

milli 0.001

micro 0.000001

Imperial

1 foot = 12 inches

1 yard = 3 feet

1 mile = 1760 yards

1 pint = 20 fluid ounces

1 gallon = 8 pints

1 pound = 16 ounces

1 stone = 14 pounds

1 ton = 2240 pounds

A litre of water's a pint and three-quarters.

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Imperial Units

Just when I thought I knew all of the imperial units I heard Matt Parker (Standup Maths) list them all, even the more obscure ones, in this wonderful monologue. When you hear their names and their relative sizes you cannot help but be grateful for the metric system which is more common today.

Matt Parker's Imperial Units

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