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they use their body to measure thing like their hand and feet...

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As best we know, all the original measurements were references to human body parts or functions.

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What are three metric units used to measure mass and how is each unit used?

-- Gram . . . used to measure the mass of little things -- Kilogram . . . used to measure the mass of medium-size things -- Metric ton . . . used to measure the mass of enormous, heavy things


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How did people measure things in the the past?

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