Measuring Units

Here are some mathematical questions for you.
Can you figure out the answers?

1. Which metric unit would you use to measure the weight of a bus?

2. Which of the following is closest to the length of a normal golf club?

3. Roughly how many pints are equivalent to 8 litres?

4. How many kilograms roughly does a 22 lb bag of potatoes weigh?

5. Ben went for a 16km run. Roughly how many miles is that?

6. Jill is six feet tall. James is five and a half feet tall. How much taller is Jill than James.

7. Bottles of 'Bug Juice' come in the following sizes. Which contains the most Bug Juice?

8. 150cm is the same as

9. A short footpath is 21 yards long. How many feet is that?

10. Five cars are in the final of a race. Their average speeds are given below. Which car was travelling the fastest?

 

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