Units

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Summary: A unit – is defined as a symbol or sign which is assigned to a number to describe a kind of measurement made

Units of Length

Convertion of One Unit of Length to Another

Convert one unit of length to another

The conversion of one unit to another is done by considering the arrangement below

Example, from the above we get

Computations on Metric Units of Length

Perform computations on metric units of length

Example 1

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Solution

Unit of Mass

Convertion of One Unit of Mass to Another

Convert one unit of mass to another

The conversion of one unit to another is done by considering the arrangement below

Example, from the above

The conversion of tonneto other units is done converting it to kilogramfirst and then fromkilogramto the required unit.

1 tonne = 1000kg

Computation on Metric Units of Mass

Perform computation on metric units of mass

Example 2

Solution

Units of Time

The units of time are of two types, smaller and larger units of time. Smaller units of time includes seconds, minutes, hours and days. Larger units of time includes week, month, year, decade, century, millennium.

Convertion of One Unit of Time to another

Convert one unit of time to another

The conversion of units of time to another can be done by considering the arrangement below

Example, from the circle above

Also

Example 3

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Solution

Convertion of Unit Time of 12 Hour Clock to 24 Hour Clock and Vice Versa

Read and convert unit time of 12 hour clock to 24 hour clock and vice versa

The hours can exist in two systems: 12- hour clock and 24 – hour clock.

A 12- hour clock has 12 hours between midnight and midday(a.m)and 12 hours between midday and midnight(p.m).

A 21 – hour has 24 hours in a day.Times in the morning are the same in both systems.For times in the afternoon, convert by adding or subtracting 12 hours

Example 4

Convert the following times from the 12 – hour clock to 24 – hour clock.