Question

Kathy measured her finger using a ruler with centimeters. Then she measured the same finger with a ruler using millimeters. Can Kathy compare the two measurements?

Answer 1

Kathy cannot compare the two measurements

Explanation:

This problem seeks to tests our understanding of measurements and units

Kathy cannot compare the two measurements because the two units of measurement are not the same.

Now centimetres is 10 times bigger than millimetres.

What Kathy can actually do is to convert from one unit to another, that is from centimetres to millimetres.

Since the units are not similar Kathy cannot compare them but she can convert from one to the other