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Examine newspapers, magazines, and other media reports to see how the temperature is measured in different cities around the world.

Look in your cupboards to see how metric labels are used.

The speedometers in many cars show speed in miles per hour and in kilometers per hour. What would your local speed limits be in kilometers per hour?

 

 
   
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