Experiment Ma-01
Length
Description: Copies
of the standard meter and standard yard stick are placed on the lecture table
for examination by the students. Examination shows the relative size of English
and metric units.
| English |
Metric |
| 1 inch |
2.54 centimeters |
| 1 foot |
3.05 decimeters |
| 1 yard |
0.91 meters |
| 0.39 inches |
1 centimeter |
| 3.94 inches |
1 decimeter |
| 39.37 inches |
1 meter |
A
meter stick (left) and yardstick (right), side by side on the lecture bench.
An
inch is approximately 2.54 centimeters, as we can see by comparing positions
on the two measuring tools.
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