Question

Convert each measurement to a more appropriate unit. State why you think this is a better

unit to use.
a) Mount Logan, in southwestern Yukon, is 595 900 cm tall.
b) The diameter of an apple is 0.064 m.
c) The largest brown bear, the Kodiak, is 2440 mm in length.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) Mount Logan, in southwestern Yukon, is 5959 m tall.

b) The diameter of an apple is 6.4 cm.

c) The largest brown bear, the Kodiak, is 2.44m in length.

The reason is that we need to use appropriate estimation method and approximation to present a meaningful figures in our life. Take the size of the apple as an example, we won't care it is one mm bigger or smaller.