67 Answered Questions for the topic Measurements

Measurements

10/02/16

you have two cups with capacity 17 and 5 ounces....

you have two cups with capacity 17 and 5 ounces. There are no markings on the cups, and you are not able to mark the cups in any way. You are given a huge bucket of water. Is it possible to measure... more

Please help with the following mechanical measurements homework question.

The signal, v(t) = 5cos(2πt) is measured with the following sampling periods of, 3/4 second, 1/2second, 1/8 second, and 1/30 second. Plot 10 seconds of each waveform using the “stairs()”command in... more

04/08/16

What is the area of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 1 unit?

Use the Pythagorean theorem to help you determine the are of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 1 unit. 

04/04/16

1 trillion grains of rice?

What are the dimensions of a container that i could use to show my students 1 trillion grains of rice? what familiar object could it be as big as?

How much ribbon for my class?

My class needs 27 pieces of ribbon, each piece 2 feet, 3 inches long. How many yards of ribbon does my class need?
Measurements

02/26/16

A gallon of unleaded gasoline weighs about 6 pounds. About how many ounces does 1 quart of unleaded gasoline weigh.

HINT:1 quart=1/4 of a gallon
Measurements Word Problem

09/16/15

the perimeter of a rectangular sign is 92 inches. Also the it's length is 6 inches longer than its width. what is the length and width?

the perimeter of a rectangular sign is 92 inches. Also the it's length is 6 inches longer than its width. what is the length and width?
Measurements

07/04/15

samina measure a stick 2.4 meter and its shadow is 1.3 meter and also find the shadow of tree 2.9 find the height of tree in meters

samina measure a stick 2.4 meter and its shadow is 1.3 meter and also find the shadow of tree 2.9 find the height of tree in meters
Measurements

03/26/15

Sarah's two cats

together Sarah's two cats have the same mass as her dog 11kg. The mass of one cat is 1500g greater then the mass of the other. what are the masses of the two cats.
Measurements

02/25/15

jeremy uses 18 inches of twine for each box he packs for shipping. how many yards twines does he need to wrap 5 boxes

jeremy uses 18 inches of twine for each box he packs for shipping. how many yards twines does he need to wrap 5 boxes

3 questions, and I have to use dimensional analysis for all of them with all work shown

You must use dimensional analysis for these problems. The set-up is important. There should be only one long conversion for each of the 3 problems below. Use only conversions are given or that you... more
Measurements Ruler Size

02/18/15

89/100, where are the 100's on a ruler?

I have something that's 7.89 (7 89/100) and I'd like to know where on the ruler are the 100's so I can see how this particular item measures up. Please help. 
Measurements

12/18/14

40 and one half feet tall over 7 and half years tree is 57 feet how many feet per year

40 and half and 7 and a half by 57 feet  
Measurements

12/06/14

what is the amount of flour needed to make one waffle if there is two cups of flour to make ten waffles?

there are two cups of flour needed to make ten waffles so how much flour is needed to make one waffle?
Measurements

10/14/14

6 equal cups stacked together, have a hight of 19.45 cm. The same cup, 3 cups stacked together have a hight of 13.51 cm. What is the hight of 1 cup?

I found this in my tution practice paper.   

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