Take Me Out to the Ballgame

A Lesson on Metric Money Management

Measurement Introduction

• What kinds of things to we measure?• What kinds of units do we use?• What are the problems we associate

with our current measurement system?

• What are some of the advantages of using the SI or metric system of measurement?

Metric Money

•Kilo-dollar $1000.00•Hecto-dollar $100.00•Decka-dollar $10.00•Dollar $1.00•Deci-dollar $.10•Centi-dollar $.01

1. Count your total amount of metric money given, this will

help determine what your options are later.

2. Calculate the distance to each of the cities in

kilometers(one way/both ways)

• Use the rulers and legends

provided in the individual

maps.

3. Calculate the time needed to travel to each of

the stadiums• Take the distance traveled

and divide by the speed (Assume you will be traveling at the speed limit of 97 km/hour)

• Estimate Departure based on game starting time

Team Choices

Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds

(Click on team logo for game time)

4. You will need to calculate the amount of gas used by each of the

vehicles listed below(Click on Pictures)

5. Calculate Gasoline Used in kilometers/liter for each of the cars listed according to

Consumer Reports

6. Select one car from each column and calculate cost of

traveling to each of the 3 different stadiums

• Cars are in columns according to grade of gas needed for operation

(Must change to liters)

• 1-Premium $3.25/gallon• 2-Plus $3.00/gallon• 3-Regular $2.75/gallon

7. Select a City/Team tickets based on amount of money you

have accounting for the gas needed for a round trip (Linked)

•Chicago Cubs

•St.Louis Cardinals

•Cincinnati Reds

Selections• You should have chosen the

following items based on your total amount of metric money

– A. Select a car– B. Select a stadium– C. Select tickets

8. Select one of three restaurants based on remaining money

(For the two of you)

• A. Outback 2.5 Deka-dollars

• B. Chilis 1.5 Deka-dollars

• C. McDonalds1 Deka-dollar

9. Concessions (Extra Cash)

• Expect to spend around 2 Deka-dollars at the concession stand…games last around 3 ½ hours (FYI)

10. Calculate the total money spent for the day and subtract

from the original amount.

How much metric money do you have left over?

Need to KnowLength 1 mile = 1.61 kilometers1 kilometer = .62 mileVolume 1 gallon = 3.79 liters1 liter = 0.264 gallonTime = Distance/Speed Hint: Hours will be in a decimal form and will need to be multiplied by 60 to get minutes (example .84 X 60 = 50 min,)Gas PricesPremium(3.25/gallon) Plus(3.00/gallon)Regular(2.75/gallon)Traveling CostTotal distance (km)/fuel economy(km/l) X gas price($/liter)