14. Which of the following accurately describes the differences between the SI and English systems of measurement?

A. The SI system, which is based on the metric system, has been more widely adopted than the English system, which is harder to use.

B. The English system is preferred for use in the scientific and technical communities due to its ease of use over the SI system.

C. The two systems are used interchangeably in the scientific and technical communities.

D. The English system is more commonly used in Europe than in the United States.

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Chaz Rowland

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29 May, 21:24

14. Which of the following accurately describes the differences between the SI and English systems of measurement?

A. The SI system, which is based on the metric system, has been more widely adopted than the English system, which is harder to use.

B. The English system is preferred for use in the scientific and technical communities due to its ease of use over the SI system.

C. The two systems are used interchangeably in the scientific and technical communities.

D. The English system is more commonly used in Europe than in the United States.

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Turner Olson · Answer 1

B. The English system is preferred for use in the scientific and technical communities due to its ease of us of the SI system

Explanation:

This is true due to the the fact that in the English system, all you have to do to change from one measurement to the other is just move the decimal place. For example: I have 10 kg of apples and wish to convert it into grams, kilo means 1000 and grams are the base, meaning one, so we will move the decimal place to the right three places (to add the three zeros for 1,000) and the answer will 10,000. Hope you read through this and somewhat get what I mean.