What is the best metric unit to weigh a school bus?

Answer 1

From wikipedia, a "Type C ("conventional") school buses have a GWVR of over 10,000 pounds (typically between 23,000 and 29,500 pounds)" that is pounds, technically a measure of force, since in the earth's gravity 1 Kilogram (a measure of mass) weighs approximately 2.2 pounds, 26,000 pounds times the quantity of 1 over 2.2 (or 0.454) equals 11,804 kilograms.

Answer 2

Kilograms 'caus it can't be G or MG

The symbol for grams is a lowercase g, an uppercase G is the prefix giga-.

An uppercase M is the prefix mega-. A megagram is 1 000 000 grams, which is 1 tonne. An average bus would weigh around 15 tonnes, so Mg is the right unit, and so is tonne.

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Tonnes

The "megagramme" is not the right unit at all!

Although consistent with the SI system it would be absurd and does not exist! The Kilotonne and Megatonnne, yes , And gramme, not gram - the word is French.

Besides, no-one would not weigh something as heavy as a large vehicle in kg, but would use t[onnes].

Answer 3

A commercial truck scale should be used to make the measurement. Once

the result is known, it may conveniently be expressed in terms of pounds

or, incorrectly but typically, kilograms.

Answer 4

I'd recommend kilograms.

Answer 5

Kilograms

Answer 6

Pounds