Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134392790
Author: Beckmann, Sybilla
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 1P
For each of the following metric units, give examples of two objects that you encounter in daily life whose sizes could appropriately be described using that unit.
- meter
- gram
- liter
- milliliter
- millimeter
- kilogram
- kilometer
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