Units of measurement

Overview:

In this article we will learn what units of measurement are, we will know their different types and we will see examples. At the end of the article you will be able to find a table that concentrates all the units of measure.

A1 - Units of measurement

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With the units of measurement we measure different things or aspects. We will come across them every time we want to quantify something. For example, with measures such as meters and kilometers we can measure length. With measures such as gram, kilogram and ton we can measure weight.

For us the most important measurements are those of the following items:

Length measurements (With units such as the following: centimeter, meter, kilometer).

Measures of weight (With units such as gram, kilogram)

Measures of time (with units such as second, minute, hour)

Monetary measures (with units of the type cent, peso, cent, dollar)

Area measures (With units of the type square centimeter, square meter)

Volume measures (With units of type cubic centimeter, cubic meter, liter)

Practice Units of Measurement

Examples with solutions for Units of Measurement

Exercise #1

Convert 16,848dm3 16,848dm^3 into liters.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information
  • Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula
  • Step 3: Perform the conversion

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The problem provides us with the volume 16,848dm3 16,848 \, \text{dm}^3 .
Step 2: We know that 1dm3=1l 1 \, \text{dm}^3 = 1 \, \text{l} . This means that each cubic decimeter is equivalent to one liter.
Step 3: Using this direct equivalence, we can convert 16,848dm3 16,848 \, \text{dm}^3 directly into 16,848l 16,848 \, \text{l} .

Therefore, the volume of 16,848dm3 16,848 \, \text{dm}^3 is equivalent to 16,848l 16,848 \, \text{l} .

Answer

16,848l 16,848l

Exercise #2

Convert 6.8dm3 6.8dm^3 into milliliters.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 6.8dm36.8dm^3 into milliliters, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given volume in cubic decimeters, which is 6.8dm36.8dm^3.
  • Step 2: Use the conversion factor that 1dm3=1000ml1dm^3 = 1000ml.
  • Step 3: Multiply the given volume by the conversion factor to convert cubic decimeters to milliliters.

Now, let's perform the conversion:
Given: 6.8dm36.8dm^3

Using the conversion factor, we calculate:
6.8dm3×1000ml/dm3=6800ml6.8dm^3 \times 1000ml/dm^3 = 6800ml

Therefore, the volume of 6.8dm36.8dm^3 is equivalent to 6800ml6800ml.

Answer

6800ml 6800ml

Exercise #3

Convert 3850ml 3850ml into cubic decimeters.

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given amount in milliliters which is 3850ml 3850 \, \text{ml} .
  • Step 2: Use the conversion factor 1dm3=1000ml 1 \, \text{dm}^3 = 1000 \, \text{ml} .
  • Step 3: Divide the milliliters by 1000 to convert to cubic decimeters.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We have 3850ml 3850 \, \text{ml} .
Step 2: We need to convert this volume to cubic decimeters using the conversion factor where 1000ml=1dm3 1000 \, \text{ml} = 1 \, \text{dm}^3 .
Step 3: Perform the conversion by dividing the milliliters by the conversion factor:

3850ml1000ml/dm3=3.85dm3 \frac{3850 \, \text{ml}}{1000 \, \text{ml/dm}^3} = 3.85 \, \text{dm}^3

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 3.85dm3 3.85 \, \text{dm}^3 .

Answer

3.85dm3 3.85dm^3

Exercise #4

Convert 6112cm3 61\frac{1}{2}cm^3 into cubic decimeter.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's solve the problem through a series of steps for ease of understanding:

  • Step 1: Identify the volume in cubic centimeters.
    The given volume is 6112cm3 61\frac{1}{2} \, \text{cm}^3 .
  • Step 2: Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction.
    The mixed number 6112 61\frac{1}{2} can be rewritten as 61+12 61 + \frac{1}{2} which equals 1222+12=1232 \frac{122}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{123}{2} . This is equivalent to 61.5 cubic centimeters.
  • Step 3: Convert cubic centimeters to cubic decimeters.
    Using the fact that 1dm3=1000cm3 1 \, \text{dm}^3 = 1000 \, \text{cm}^3 , we divide the given volume by 1000 to convert from cubic centimeters to cubic decimeters.
    1232÷1000=1232000=61.51000 \frac{123}{2} \div 1000 = \frac{123}{2000} = \frac{61.5}{1000}

Therefore, the volume in cubic decimeters is 61.51000dm3 \frac{61.5}{1000} \, \text{dm}^3 .

Upon examining the available choices, choice 1: 61.51000dm3 \frac{61.5}{1000 \, \text{dm}^3} is the correct answer.

The solution to the problem is 61.51000dm3 \frac{61.5}{1000 \, \text{dm}^3} .

Answer

61.51000dm3 \frac{61.5}{1000dm^3}

Exercise #5

Convert 1.6l 1.6l into milliliters.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the conversion factor between liters and milliliters.
  • Step 2: Perform the conversion by multiplying the volume in liters by 1000 since 1 liter=1000 milliliters1 \text{ liter} = 1000 \text{ milliliters}.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The conversion factor is 1 liter=1000 milliliters1 \text{ liter} = 1000 \text{ milliliters}.
Step 2: We have 1.6 liters1.6 \text{ liters}. To convert this into milliliters, multiply 1.61.6 by 10001000:

1.6×1000=16001.6 \times 1000 = 1600

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 1600 ml1600 \text{ ml}.

The correct choice from the given options is: 1600 ml 1600 \text{ ml} .

Answer

1600ml 1600ml

Exercise #6

Convert 31m3 31m^3 into litres.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the conversion factor.
  • Step 2: Apply the conversion factor to the given volume in cubic meters.
  • Step 3: Calculate the corresponding volume in liters.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We know that 1m31 \, m^3 is equivalent to 1000l1000 \, l.

Step 2: We have a volume of 31m331 \, m^3. To convert this to liters, we multiply the given volume by the conversion factor:

31m3×1000lm3=31000l31 \, m^3 \times 1000 \, \frac{l}{m^3} = 31000 \, l.

Step 3: Hence, the volume of 31m331 \, m^3 is 31000l31000 \, l.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 31000l 31000 \, l .

Answer

31000l 31000l

Exercise #7

Convert 84cm3 84cm^3 into milliliters.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Recognize the equivalence 1cm3=1ml 1 \, \text{cm}^3 = 1 \, \text{ml} .
  • Step 2: Apply the conversion to the given volume.

Now, let's work through the solution:

Step 1: We know that 1cm3 1 \, \text{cm}^3 is equal to 1ml 1 \, \text{ml} . This is a standard conversion where every cubic centimeter corresponds exactly to one milliliter.

Step 2: Given the volume of 84cm3 84 \, \text{cm}^3 , we apply the conversion factor:
84cm3=84×1ml=84ml. 84 \, \text{cm}^3 = 84 \times 1 \, \text{ml} = 84 \, \text{ml}.

Thus, the volume of 84cm3 84 \, \text{cm}^3 is equivalent to 84ml 84 \, \text{ml} .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 84ml 84 \, \text{ml} .

Answer

84ml 84ml

Exercise #8

143535 milliliters are? liters

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of converting 143535 milliliters to liters, follow these steps:

  • The given quantity is 143535 milliliters (ml).
  • Use the conversion factor: 1 liter=1000 milliliters 1 \text{ liter} = 1000 \text{ milliliters} .
  • Convert milliliters to liters by dividing the milliliters by 1000.

Let's perform the calculation:
143535 ml÷1000=143.535 liters 143535 \text{ ml} \div 1000 = 143.535 \text{ liters}

This calculation shows that 143535 milliliters equals 143.535 liters.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 143.535l 143.535l .

Answer

143.535l 143.535l

Exercise #9

What is 100 m³ written as cm³?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 100 m³ to cm³, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Understand the relationship between meters and centimeters. We know that 1 meter equals 100 centimeters.
  • Step 2: Determine the volume in cubic centimeters for 1 cubic meter. Since 1 m = 100 cm, we have 1 m3=(100cm)31 \text{ m}^3 = (100 \, \text{cm})^3.
  • Step 3: Calculate (100cm)3(100 \, \text{cm})^3. This results in 100×100×100=1,000,000100 \times 100 \times 100 = 1,000,000 cm³.
  • Step 4: Since we need to convert 100 m³, multiply the result for 1 m³ by 100. Thus, 100 m3=100×1,000,000cm3=100,000,000cm3100 \text{ m}^3 = 100 \times 1,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3 = 100,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3.

Therefore, 100 m³ is equivalent to 100,000,000cm3100,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3.

From the given choices, the correct choice is choice 3, which is 100,000,000cm3100,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3.

Answer

100,000,000cm3 100,000,000cm^3

Exercise #10

35.3 cm³ are? m³

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's follow the necessary conversion steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given volume in cubic centimeters. We have 35.3cm3 35.3 \, \text{cm}^3 .
  • Step 2: Use the conversion factor between cubic centimeters and cubic meters. We know that 1m3=1,000,000cm3 1 \, \text{m}^3 = 1,000,000 \, \text{cm}^3 .
  • Step 3: Convert the given volume from cubic centimeters to cubic meters. To do this, divide the volume in cubic centimeters by 1,000,000:

35.3cm31,000,000=35.31,000,000m3\frac{35.3 \, \text{cm}^3}{1,000,000} = \frac{35.3}{1,000,000} \, \text{m}^3

Therefore, the equivalent volume in cubic meters is 35.31,000,000m3\frac{35.3}{1,000,000} \, \text{m}^3.

Thus, the correct answer is:

35.31,000,000m3\frac{35.3}{1,000,000} \, \text{m}^3

From the given choices, the correct choice is:

35.31,000,000m3 \frac{35.3}{1,000,000m^3}

Answer

35.31,000,000m3 \frac{35.3}{1,000,000m^3}

Exercise #11

What is 18 liters written in milliliters?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 18 liters to milliliters, we will follow these steps:

  • Identify the conversion factor from liters to milliliters.
  • Multiply the given number of liters by this conversion factor.

Step 1: The conversion factor is 1 liter=1000 milliliters 1 \text{ liter} = 1000 \text{ milliliters} .

Step 2: Multiply 18 liters by 1000 to convert it to milliliters:

18×1000=18000 18 \times 1000 = 18000 milliliters.

Thus, 18 liters is equal to 18,000 18,000 milliliters.

Therefore, the correct answer is choice 3:18,000 ml\text{choice 3}: 18,000 \text{ ml} . The answer, when compared to the choices, confirms that choice 3 is indeed the correct one.

Answer

18,000ml 18,000ml

Exercise #12

How many milliliters are in a liter?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this conversion problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Recognize the standard conversion in the metric system where 1 liter is equivalent to 1,000 milliliters.
  • Step 2: Apply this knowledge directly to the problem.

Let's work through the steps:

Step 1: Using the metric conversion, we know that 1 liter equals 1,000 milliliters. The metric system is based on powers of ten, which makes conversions straightforward. Here, 1 liter is defined as 1,000 milliliters because 'milli' signifies one-thousandth (1/1,000), making 1 liter = 1,000 * 1 ml.

Step 2: Therefore, applying the conversion to 1 liter yields:

1 liter=1,000 milliliters 1 \text{ liter} = 1,000 \text{ milliliters}

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 1,000ml 1,000ml .

Answer

1,000ml 1,000ml

Exercise #13

How many cm³ are there in a m³?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the relationship between meters and centimeters.
  • Step 2: Convert from m³ to cm³ using the cubed conversion factor.
  • Step 3: Perform the calculation of the volume conversion.

Let's work through each step:
Step 1: We understand that 1 meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters.
Step 2: To convert cubic meters to cubic centimeters, we calculate (100cm/m)3 (100 \, cm/m)^3 .
Step 3: Perform the calculation 100×100×100=1,000,000 100 \times 100 \times 100 = 1,000,000 .

Therefore, the number of cubic centimeters in a cubic meter is 1,000,000cm3 1,000,000 \, cm^3 .

Answer

1000000cm3 1000000cm^3

Exercise #14

Convert dollars to cents:

0.18 $ =? cents

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to answer this question, one must understand that one dollar is equivalent to 100 cents.

Therefore, one dollar is 0.01 cents.

0.18 dollars, therefore, is 18 cents.

You can also achieve this if we multiply by 100.

0.18*100=18

Answer

18 18

Exercise #15

291cm2=?m2 291cm^2=?m^2

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Understand the units conversion relationship.
  • Use the conversion factor for area units: 1 m2=10,000 cm2 1 \ \text{m}^2 = 10,000 \ \text{cm}^2 .
  • Perform the division to obtain the area in square meters.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We have an area of 291 cm2 291 \ \text{cm}^2 .

Step 2: Use the conversion factor 1 m2=10,000 cm2 1 \ \text{m}^2 = 10,000 \ \text{cm}^2 . Therefore, to convert square centimeters to square meters, divide by 10,000.

Step 3: Calculating using the conversion: 291 cm2÷10,000=0.0291 m2 291 \ \text{cm}^2 \div 10,000 = 0.0291 \ \text{m}^2

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 0.0291 m2 0.0291 \ \text{m}^2 .

Answer

0.0291m2 0.0291m^2