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Part A: Use this information to convert measurements of the western facade of Notre-Dame. Round your answers to the nearest tenth.
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Metric Lengths
Part B: The metric system is the international decimal system of weights and measures, such as the meter for
length. However, in the U.S. we use customary units, including the inch, foot, yard, and mile. You can use
a conversion table to convert between the two measurement systems.
Example: Use the conversion table below to convert 5 inches to centimeters.
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Notre-Dame de Paris was built on an island in the River Seine known as Île-de-lo-cité, or “Island of the City.” At the island’s widest point, it measures around 280 meters. How many feet is that?
The facade is 4,100 centimeters wide. What’s that in pieds du Roi? (1 pied du Roi = 32.48 cm).
126.2 cm
126.2 pdR
126.2 ft
126.2 in
This Rose Window was first designed in the 13th century. It was 35 pieds du Roi wide. What’s that in meters? (10 meters = 30.90 pieds du Roi).
108.1 meters
30.9 meters
11.3 meters
The central entrance doors are 4,500 millimeters tall. What’s that in pieds du Roi? (0.5 pieds du Roi = 162.4 millimeters).
1,461,600 pdR
1,461,600 mm
13.9 pdR
13.9 mm
Life-sized statues decorate Notre-Dame’s exterior. One is 60 inches tall. What’s that in pieds du Roi? (0.5 pieds du Roi = 6.4 in.).
768 pdR
4.7 pdR
768 in
4.7 in
The earliest blueprints for the facade list each tower’s height at 242 pieds du Roi. Their modern measurement is 226 feet. How many pieds du Roi are in 1 foot?
1.1 pdR
1.1 ft
0.9 pdR
0.9 ft
A cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, built in 1910 is nicknamed the miniature Notre-Dame because it looks so much like the French cathedral. The distance between Covington and Paris is 4,177 miles. How many kilometers is that?
2596 km
6693 mi
6693 km
Which of the following measurements is not equal to 10 mm?