The imperial measurement system may on its way back – and @bopinion #Conundrums has put together a fun #puzzle to help you get ready: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
The challenge is simple: We've given a series of measurement conversion problems; your goal is to identify the resulting units, indicated by blanks. (Many are imperial units — although not all of them are! A few are rather obscure.) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
From there, you'll need to make another logical leap to "convert" each unit you've identified into a single letter. Putting those letters together will spell out this week's answer, which is one way we might characterize the switch back to imperial units. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
1.137 LITERS = 1 ___ (5) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
1.36 KILOGRAMS = 3 ___s (5) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
0.032 BUSHELS = 2 ___s (4) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
335 INCHES (at MIT) = 5 ___s (5) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
378 GALLONS (of wine) = 6 ___s (8) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
0.444 CUBITS (of horses) = 2 ___s (4) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
0.5 KILDERKINS = 1 ___ (6) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
16.308 LIGHT-YEARS = 5 ___s (6) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
2.333 DRAMS (to an apothecary) = 7 ___s (7) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
1000 MILLIGRAMS (of precious stones) = 5 ___s (5) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
We've indicated the number of letters in each unit name in parentheses after the blank; these numbers don't count the "s" at the end of plural units, which we've filled in for you. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
We've also provided a few hints for cases where the proper interpretation might depend on the measurement context. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Note also that we've rounded everything on the left side to three digits after the decimal place, which means that the two sides won't always match up perfectly. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
To get started with these, you first need to figure out what type of measurement each given unit represents. Then it often helps to divide out the multiples. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
For example, BUSHELS are a measure of capacity for dry goods. The puzzle asks: 2 of what unit equals 0.032 BUSHELS? Dividing both sides by 2, we see that corresponds to the question: What unit is equal to 0.016 BUSHELS? bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
With a tiny bit of research, we can then discover that 0.016 BUSHELS (rounded up) equal 1 PINT. (And note that's an imperial pint, rather than a US pint.) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
That approach should get you started filling in our missing units, but don't forget about that extra logical leap at the end! The final answer you're looking for is a ten-letter phrase. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
If you uncover the true weight of these measurements — or if you even make partial progress — please let us know at skpuzzles@bloomberg.net before midnight New York time on Thursday, October 7. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
And don't forget there's still time to solve our jigsaw quotes #Conundrum from last week: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Plus check out the results of our "guess four-sixths of the average" competition, as well as the #BonusRound featuring geometry, @DCBatman, and purple streetlights! bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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