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Metric units of measurement
Course modified date: 5 June 2022
Learn about solving problems with metric units of measurement. This course is ideal for beginners.
Introduction
Identifying a key word in a problem is a good indication of what type of mathematical operation is appropriate.The following key words are often used in questions and refer to a mathematical operation:
· The key words added to, increased by, both, more than, combined, plus, together, sum, total of refer to addition
· The key words decreased by, minus, difference, take away, less, remaining, between, fewer than, less than refer to subtraction
· The key words times, multiplied by, twice, triple, increased/decreased by a factor refer to multiplication
· The key words Divided, per, out of, half, quarter, ratio, percent, split refer to division
You will learn
- Follow a problem solving technique for a range of problems
- Use length, weight, capacity and time metric units and their conversions correctly
- Analyse the information given in a problem
- Solve the problem using the correct units
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