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What is the best unit to measure the weight or mass of a blue whale, the pound, the ton, or the ounce?

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Let’s think about each of those weights and how much they’re worth.

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Let’s start with the smallest weight, the ounce.

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Lots of things weigh one ounce, like a mouse.

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16 ounces makes a pound.

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Lots of things weigh a pound, like a bottle of soda.

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Lots of things weigh a ton, like a car.

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So what would be the best unit to measure a blue whale?

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The best unit would be a ton.

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The ton is the best unit to measure the weight of the whale.

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We compared the whale to different objects that weigh an ounce, a pound, and a ton and decided that the ton was the best unit.