Chapter 0.6, Problem 6E

To determine

To write: the metric unit of length

Answer to Problem 6E

Thickness of dime should be measured in millimetre

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Thickness of a dime

There are 2 systems for measurement, one is customary system and other is metric system.

Customary has been used historically for various measurements, while metric system is widely accepted due to ease of calculations.

Various units of length in metric system are millimetre, centimetre, meter, kilometre etc.

The reason for its popularity is ease of conversion factors

Dime is small object, with its thickness being even smaller. It is comparable to buttons, nails which is measured in millimetres, otherwise if larger units are used, we will have to deal with big decimals.

Thus, it is reasonable to say that thickness of dime should be measured in millimetre.