Tutorial 3.1 1.

Discuss and identify all measurable properties of the following objects:

a) a bulletin board b) a table c) an extension cord d) a bowl

2.
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Suggest a suitable standard unit for each of the following measurements: the distance between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok

o the height of a front gate o the amount of annual rainfall of a place

o o the amount of water in a dam the amount of petrol to fill the tank of a car

o the mass of a piece of A4 paper

o the height of Mount Kinabalu

Justify each of your choices of measurement units.

3. 4.

Identify some examples of non-standard units of measurement that are commonly used in any local community in Malaysia. Explore the following two problems:

o Do all shapes with fixed area have the same perimeter?

o Do all shapes with fixed perimeter have the same area?

Tutorial 3,2
1. What is the relationship between gram and litre?

2. What are the advantages of the metric units of measurement? 3. Given that 1 mile = 1.6 km. Use a calculator to verify that a hectare is about 2.5 acres. Show all
the steps in your calculation.

4. Cullianan diamond, the largest diamond found in 1906 at the Premier Mine in S Africa, weighed
3106 carats. Estimate the weight of Cullianan diamond in pounds (Given that: 1carat =200mg, 2.2kg = 1 lb)