UNIT 06 February

1. Answer the following questions:

a) How are the Imperial Units called in the United States?

b) When did the United Kingdom complete its legal transition to the metric
system?

c) Name three imperial units that are still in official use in the United Kingdom.

d) Does the British law require all cars to use kilometers?

e) Name three units that use the adjective imperial in the United States.

f) Name one difference between the systems used in the United Kingdom and
the United States in cooking weights and measures.

2. Use . to convert these weights to pounds.

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3. Use to convert ounces to grams in these recipes.

4. The speed limit on a motorway in the UK is 70 miles per hour.Calculate the

speed limit in kilometres per hour.

5. Convert these distances to miles.

6. Convert these measurements to centimetres.

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