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Name Date Class<br />

2<br />

Section Focus<br />

Transparency Activity<br />

Fresh, not Frozen<br />

These people are shopping in a market in Grenada. Grenada uses a<br />

unit of currency called the East Caribbean dollar. How do tourists<br />

from the United States know how many U.S. dollars to use when buying<br />

something in Grenada They need to convert their American<br />

money into Grenadian money.<br />

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.<br />

1. Would it be easier if all countries used one type of money<br />

Explain.<br />

2. What would happen if each country had its own way of<br />

measuring length or time<br />

3. What units of measurement do you know that are used everywhere<br />

Transparency Activities<br />

<strong>Measurement</strong> 41

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