Worksheet Worksheet 4
1.
A stone is a measure of weight that is commonly used in the UK and Ireland. One stone is equal to 14 pounds. If an object weighs 37 stone, how many pounds does it weigh?
2.
A smoot is a unit of measurement devised as a prank by a fraternity at MIT. It is considered to be 67 inches, which corresponds to the height of Oliver Smoot, who was used to measure Harvard bridge. The bridge was determined to have a length of approximately 364.4 smoots. Convert this distance to feet.
3.
When thinking about very large or very small quantities, it is sometimes useful to relate them to quantities that you are more familiar with. For example, we can think of \(1 \text{ home} = \$400000\) as a relationship for converting dollars into homes. What is the equivalent of $1 billion in homes?
4.
Transistors are an important component for modern electronics. The smallest transistors are about 7 nanometers in size. A human hair is approximately 100 micrometers in diameter. How many transistors would need to be lined up to equate to the thickness of a human hair?