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23. A stone is a unit in the British customary system. 24. Convert 5 feet 11 inches to centimeters and check
Use the conversion 14 pounds = 1 stone to check the conversion on this 1973 Australian stamp. Is it
the equivalencies on this 1973 Australian stamp. Is correct?
100 kilograms approximately 15 stone 10 pounds?

25. The Monarch butterfly migrates annually between 26. There is a species of African termite that builds
the northern United States and central Mexico.The nests up to 18 ft high. Convert this to meters.
trip is about 4500 km long. Convert this to miles.

1 1
27. A 3 -inch diskette is not really 3 inches. To find 28. The average two-year-old is 84 centimeters tall.
2 2
its actual width, convert this measurement to Convert this to feet and inches.
centimeters, then to millimeters. Round the result to
the nearest ten.

29. For an average adult, the weight of the right lung is 30. The skin of an average adult weighs 9 pounds and is
greater than the weight of the left lung. If the right the heaviest organ. Find the weight in grams.
lung weighs 1.5 pounds and the left lung weighs (Source: Some Body!)
1.25 pounds, find the difference in grams. (Source:
Some Body!)

31. A fast sneeze has been clocked at about 167 32. A Boeing 747 has a cruising speed of about
kilometers per hour. Convert this to miles per hour. 980 kilometers per hour. Convert this to miles
Round to the nearest whole. per hour. Round to the nearest whole.

33. The General Sherman giant sequoia tree has a 34. The largest crater on the near side of the moon is
diameter of about 8 meters at its base. Convert this Billy Crater. It has a diameter of 303 kilometers.
to feet. (Source: Fantastic Book of Comparisons) Convert this to miles. (Source: Fantastic Book of
Comparisons)

35. The total length of the track on a CD is about 36. The distance between Mackinaw City, Michigan, and
4.5 kilometers. Convert this to miles. Round to the Cheyenne,Wyoming, is 2079 kilometers. Convert
nearest whole mile. this to miles. Round to the nearest whole mile.

37. A doctor orders a dosage of 5 ml of medicine every 38. A doctor orders a dosage of 12 ml of medicine every
4 hours for 1 week. How many fluid ounces of 6 hours for 10 days. How many fluid ounces of
medicine should be purchased? Round up to the medicine should be purchased? Round up to the
next whole fluid ounce. next whole fluid ounce.

Without actually converting, choose the most reasonable answer.

39. This math book has a height of about _____. 40. A mile is _____ a kilometer.

a. 28 mm b. 28 cm a. shorter than b. longer than
c. 28 m d. 28 km c. the same length as