BNU1501
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision
Sciences
Assignment 3
Semester 2
Due Date: 1 September 2023
Please work through the following study material before answering the
assignment questions:
Study material: Chapters 4 and 5 of the Study Guide
Question 1
What is a measurement of the amount of distance?
[1] Mass
[2] Volume
[3] Temperature
[4] Length
Answer:
Refer to page 65 of the study guide:
“Distance” is a length. Examples of units used for distances are the following:
• kilometres to measure long distances, like between cities, say 63 km
• metres to measure medium-sized distances, like your height, say 1,6 m
• centimetres to measure small lengths, like your body measurements, say your waist is
80 cm
• millimetres to measure very small lengths or thicknesses, like the width of a paper clip,
say 6 mm.
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision
Sciences
Assignment 3
Semester 2
Due Date: 1 September 2023
Please work through the following study material before answering the
assignment questions:
Study material: Chapters 4 and 5 of the Study Guide
Question 1
What is a measurement of the amount of distance?
[1] Mass
[2] Volume
[3] Temperature
[4] Length
Answer:
Refer to page 65 of the study guide:
“Distance” is a length. Examples of units used for distances are the following:
• kilometres to measure long distances, like between cities, say 63 km
• metres to measure medium-sized distances, like your height, say 1,6 m
• centimetres to measure small lengths, like your body measurements, say your waist is
80 cm
• millimetres to measure very small lengths or thicknesses, like the width of a paper clip,
say 6 mm.
