Measurements( Week 2 Practice) 1. There are 24 hours a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute. There are even smaller time units, such as millisecond (10 −3 second), microsecond (10 −6 second), nanosecond (10 −9 second). How many seconds are in 8 hours 26 minutes? 4. There are milligram, grams, kilograms and (metric) ton in the Metric weight system. | 1 gram (g.) = 1000 milligrams (mg.) | | 1 kilogram (kg.) = 1000 grams | | 1 (metric) ton (t.) = 1000 kilograms | How many grams are in 0.303 metric ton? 5. Each container can hold 16 fluid ounces of syrup. How many such containers are needed for holding 4 gallons of syrup? (Note that 1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces) |