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    LINEAR MENSURATION

    DEFINITIONS

    1. Mensuration – the mathematics of measurement.


    2. Linear Mensuration – measurement in one dimension or measurement of distances/length.

    TWO SYSTEMSOFMEASUREMENT
    Therearetwosystemsofmeasurement:theEnglishsystemwhichoriginatedin England
    andtheMetricsystemorSystemsInternational (S.I)which originatedin France.

    ENGLISH SYSTEM

    The English system is based on the foot as the standard unit of reference. A foot is divided into 12 equal
    parts called inches. Each inch is subdivided into16equal parts (16 graduations) and thesmallest
    partisread1/16.

    The standard equivalents of length in the English system are as follows

    12 inches(in.) = 1foot (ft.)

    3feet (ft.) = 1 yard (yd.)


    METRIC SYSTEM

    The basic/standard unit of length in the metric system is the meter. The meterisdividedinto100centimeters.
    Eachcentimeterisdividedinto10millimeters.

    Other units of length and their equivalents in meters are as follows: 

    1 millimeter = 0.001 meter


    1 centimeter =0.01 meter
    1 decimeter = 0.1 meter
    1 kilometer = 1000 meters

    We symbolize these lengths as follows:

    1 millimeter = 1 mm
    1 centimeter = 1 cm
    1 meter = 1 m
    1 decimeter = 1 dm
    1 kilometer = 1 km

    CONVERSION TABLES

    MetricConversion Table

    1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches(in.)

    1 centimeter = .3937 inches(in.)

    1 meter = 39.37 inches(in.)

    English ConversionTable

    1 inch (in.) = 25.4mm. = 2.54cm. = .0254(m.)

    1foot (ft.) = 304.8mm. = 30.48 cm = .3048(m.)

    1 yard (yd.) = 914.4mm = 91.4 cm = .9144(m.)


    CONVERSION FORMULAS

    Length in inches x 0.0254 = lengthinmeters

    Length in inches x 2.54 = lengthin centimeters

    Length infeet ÷ 3.28 = lengthinmeters

    Length inmeters x 39.37 = lengthin inches

    Length in inches ÷ 39.37 = lengthinmeters

    Length infeet x 0.305 = lengthinmeters

    Length infeet x 30.5 = lengthin centimeters


    QUIZ (TRADE MATHEMATICS /MEASUREMENT)

    Part 1

    A. Direction: Convert thefollowing.Write your answerand solution ona separate sheet.Round


    youranswersintotwo decimal places.

    1. 25 cm to = inchesfeet
    2. 63 m to =
    3. 50ftto = meters
    4. 13 inches = meters
    5. 10 mm to = inch

    B. Directions:Writethecorrectmeasurementsasindicatedbyextension linesbelow.
    Use aseparatesheetof paper.

    8
    7

    1 INCH

    Part 2

    Directions:Writethecorrectmeasurementsasindicatedbyextension linesbelow.Use a
    separatesheetofpaper.
    A. English System
    B. MetricSystem

    II. Conversion:Convert thefollowing measurement from metricto English system orvice versa.
    1. 60 cm = in.

    2. 3 ½ in. = cm.

    3. 75 cm. = m.

    4. 10 in. = cm.

    5. 30 cm = ft.

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