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69) American Veterinary Identifi cation Devices (AVID) microchips measure 1.2 cm in length. Convert this number to millimeters. (www.avidplc.com) 70) The average height of an adult female in the United States is 1.62 m. Convert the height to centimeters and millimeters. (National Center for Health Statistics) Mixed Exercises: Objectives 1–3 Fill in the most reasonable metric length unit. Choose from cm, km, m, and mm. 71) The height of the door is 200 . 72) The width of the door is 760 . 73) A bicycle wheel has a radius of 0.8 . 74) The length of a goldfi sh is 3 . Convert to the indicated unit using either unit fractions or the metric conversion chart. 75) 340 cm to meters 76) 7 m to millimeters 77) 1.5 km to meters 78) 86 cm to meters 79) 20 km to centimeters 80) 4310 mm to kilometers 81) The Eiffel Tower in Paris is approximately 321 m tall. Change this number to centimeters. (www.discoverfrance.net) 82) A calculator is 7.2 cm wide. Change this number to millimeters. R1) What other common items are measured using a form of the meter? R2) Compare converting the U.S. customary measurements to converting using the metric system. Which is easier to do? Why? 454 CHAPTER 7 Measurement and Conversion www.mhhe.com/messersmith


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