The Metric SystemSection 10.4

Getting Started…The Metric System (10.4)

1. The sum of two numbers is at most 48. If one number is 17, write an inequality describing what the other number could be.

2. Write .00000057 in scientific notation

3. Simplify: (2x2y3)4

17 + x ≤ 48 x ≤ 31

5.7 x 10-7

16x8y12

Integration: Measurement Using the Metric System

Integration: Measurement Using the Metric System

Integration: Measurement Using the Metric System

Kmhm

dkm

meterdm

cm

mm

Integration: Measurement Using the Metric System

Integration: Measurement Using the Metric System

Application: Julia and Franklyn decide to enter a 50-kilometer bike-a-thon. How many millimeters will they travel?

10

10

10

1010

10

50 * (10)6 = 50,000,000 or5 x 10750

How About this one?How many 60 mL bottles of perfume can be filled from a 375 L container?

÷ 10

÷ 10 ÷10

60

60 ÷ (10)3 or .06 L

375 ÷ .06 = 6,250 bottles

Try These on your own!

1. 3L = ____________ hL

2. 550 mm = _________ m

3. 5 mg = ___________ kg

4. .055 dkl = ____________ ml

Homework

Extra Practice 10.4 ( skip 11-16, 25-27)