CHAPTER 8

BASIC MEASUREMENTS

1. Length is the distance between two points along a straight line. Length can be measured in mm, cm, m and km. 1 km = 1000 m 1 m = 100 cm 1 cm = 10 mm 2. Mass is the amount of matter in an object. Mass can be measured in mg, g, kg and tonne. 1 tonne = 1 000kg 1 kg = 1 000 g 1g = 1 000mg 3. Time is a period between two events. The units of time are second, minute, hour, day, week, month and year. 1 millennium = 1 000 years 1 century = 100 years 1 decade = 10 years 1 year = 12 months = 52 weeks = 365 days 1 leap year = 366 days 1 week = 7 days 1 day = 24 hours 1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds 4. Time can be considered as an instant. It can be stated using the 12-hour system or the 24-hour system. For example, the starting time of a show is 9.00 p.m. or 2100 hours.

ENRICHMENT PRACTICE

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Evaluate 31 km -

19 km 287 m.

A piece of rope measuring 3.2m is cuts into 6 piece measuring 48 cm each. Find length of the remaining rope. Convert each of the following into the 12-hour system. ( a ) 0715 hours ( b ) 2340 hours

4. A tennis game started at 5.45 pm. The duration of the game was 1 hour 30 minutes. At what time did the game end? State the answer in the 12- hour system. 5. Fuad ran around a square field of sides 565m. Calculate the total distance Fuad ran, in m, if he finished two full rounds of the field. 6. A printer can print 60 copies in 3 minutes. How long will it take to print 140 copies? 7. A bus left Kuala Lumpur to Alor Setar at 8.30 am. The journey normally takes 6 and a half hours but it arrived 10 minutes later than expected. Find the time of the bus arrived at Alor Setar. 8. Muniandy is 1m 47cm tall and Gidion is 162 cm tall. Calculate the difference in height in between Muniandy and Gidion. 9. A concert was scheduled to start at 7.45 pm. If Nora reached the concert hall hour earlier, at what time did Nora arrived? 10. Find the time interval between 10.40 am and 6.05 pm.