International Measures of Length and Weight Answers

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Gina is weighing her lawn ornaments. Her flamingo weighs 4.168 pounds, and her garden gnome weighs 1.963 kilograms. There are 2.20462 pounds in a kilogram. Which ornament is heavier, and by what percent?

A
The flamingo is 112.33% heavier than the gnome.
B
The flamingo is 89.06% heavier than the gnome.
C
The gnome is 45.36% heavier than the flamingo.
D
The gnome is 3.84% heavier than the flamingo.
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Sergio has decided to weigh his reference books. His largest encyclopedia weighs 7.49 pounds, and his largest dictionary weighs 3.91 kilograms. If one pound is equal to 0.4535924 kilograms, which book is heavier, and how many more kilograms does it weigh than the other?

A
The encyclopedia weighs 1.61 kg more than the dictionary.
B
The encyclopedia weighs 0.87 kg more than the dictionary.
C
The dictionary weighs 1.13 kg more than the encyclopedia.
D
The dictionary weighs 0.51 kg more than the encyclopedia.
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Arrange the following units in order from smallest to greatest: centimeter, kilometer, meter, millimeter

A
meter, centimeter, kilometer, millimeter
B
kilometer, meter, centimeter, millimeter
C
millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer
D
millimeter, meter, centimeter, kilometer
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Which of the following is not a reason for America to keep its current system of measurement?

A
It would be too expensive and time consuming to switch everything over to metric.
B
Since the American system is decimal based, it is easy to convert between different units of measure.
C
The American system works most easily with fractions which, some argue, are preferable on a day-to-day basis.
D
The units and terms involved with the American system are smaller and easier to use than those in the metric system.
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Haley measured the distances between her house and two of her friends’ houses. Ellen’s house is 1.41 miles away from Haley’s, and Dirk’s house is 6,547 feet away from Haley’s. Whose house is farther away from Haley’s, and how many feet farther away is it, to the nearest whole foot?

A
Ellen’s house is 898 feet farther away than Dirk’s.
B
Ellen’s house is 1,659 feet farther away than Dirk’s.
C
Dirk’s house is 503 feet farther away than Ellen’s.
D
Dirk’s house is 1,267 feet farther away than Ellen’s.
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Zoe is taking the measurements of her lawn. Her lawn is 64.15 feet long and 22.70 meters wide. One foot is equivalent to 0.3048 meters. Which dimension of Zoe’s lawn is longer, and how many yards longer is it?

A
The length of the lawn is 3.15 yards longer than the width.
B
The length of the lawn is 6.52 yards longer than the width.
C
The width of the lawn is 3.44 yards longer than the length.
D
The width of the lawn is 10.33 yards longer than the length.
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Haley measured the distances between her house and two of her friends’ houses. Ellen’s house is 1.41 miles away from Haley’s, and Dirk’s house is 6,547 feet away from Haley’s. Whose house is farther away from Haley’s, and how many feet farther away is it, to the nearest whole foot?

A
Ellen’s house is 898 feet farther away than Dirk’s.
B
Ellen’s house is 1,659 feet farther away than Dirk’s.
C
Dirk’s house is 503 feet farther away than Ellen’s.
D
Dirk’s house is 1,267 feet farther away than Ellen’s.
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Koji is cooking dinner. He has a yellow onion that weighs 0.59 pounds, and a red onion that weighs 208.65 grams. There are 453.5924 grams in a pound. Which onion is heavier, and how many ounces heavier is it?

A
The red onion is 4.48 ounces heavier than the yellow onion.
B
The red onion is 7.69 ounces heavier than the yellow onion.
C
The yellow onion is 1.56 ounces heavier than the red onion.
D
The yellow onion is 2.08 ounces heavier than the red onion.

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