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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 7 days
about 52 weeks
1 week
circumference of a circle
Squares (up to 15x15)

2. a.m.
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
1 year
1000000000000
area of a circle

3. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
perimeter of a parallelogram
60 mg
1 tablespoon
3 teaspoons

4. 3 teaspoons
.875
1 tablespoon
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
15 gr

5. 1/5
.2
area of a square
.83 (3 repeating)
.001 gram

6. The Pythagorean theorem
1 -000
1 day
3.14
a² + b² = c²

7. Fractions/Decimal to percent
g
75
multiply by 100
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

8. 7/8
.875
1 tablespoon
units
the long hand

9. To change from one unit to another
50
year
16 tablespoons
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

10. 3 feet
perimeter of a rectangle
.1 gram
1 yard
15 gr

11. 1 centurey
1000000000000000
composite number
8 f drams
100 years

12. 3/4
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
5
.5
.75

13. 144 square inches
1000000000000000000
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
1 square foot
8 f drams

14. p.m.
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
10
area of a rectangle
.001 gram

15. billion
24 hours
10
1000000000
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

16. 1 f oz
day
30mL
.625
area of a square

17. 8 quarts
prime number
1 peck
water freezes
1 year

18. micro-u
0.000001 10^-6
7 days
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
L

19. 4 quarts
.6 repeating
1 year
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
1 gallon

20. 1 t
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
g
.16 (6 repeating)
75 gtts

21. Ordinal numbers
5280 feet
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
a + 0 = a
circumference of a circle

22. 12 inches
year
1 foot
V = Bh / 3
1 gallon

23. centi
Unit fractions
perimeter of a rectangle
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
m

24. The Distributive Law
8 drams weight
8 f drams
.25
a(b +c) = ab + ac

25. 1 minute
60 seconds
.375
30mL
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles

26. 1 meter
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
50
composite number
10 decimeters

27. The Commutative Law for multiplication
a x b = b x a
1 square foot
area of a circle
60 mg

28. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
1 leap year
5
1 square yard
0.000001 10^-6

29. 1 week
KE= 1/2 mv²
7 days
24 hours
60 mg

30. The Identity Law for addition
1 minute
a + 0 = a
75 gtts
15 mL

31. 1 year to wks
1 cup
a² + b² = c²
.1 gram
about 52 weeks

32. 1 milligram
.001 gram
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
a x 1 = a
KE= 1/2 mv²

33. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
3.14
perimeter of a rectangle
.83 (3 repeating)
1000 years

34. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
multiply by 100
10
average body temperature

35. A pie X r squared
area of a circle
circumference of a circle
circumference of a circle
100

36. 3/8
.375
1 year
1000 meters
3 feet

37. P a+b+c
perimeter of a triangle
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
60 seconds
60 gr (grain) weight

38. 1 centigram
.01
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
perimeter of a square
.75

39. 16 ounces
1 pound
1 pint
1000000000000
60 seconds

40. 1 meter
100 centimeters
.3 repeating
60 mg
5280 feet

41. 3/5
480 gr (grain) weight
1 pint
.6
16 ounces

42. 4 pecks
1 bushel
60 mg
60 minims
0.000000001 10^-9

43. 1 fl oz
water boils
480 m (minims)
10 years
10^6 - 1 -000 -000

44. C pie X d
circumference of a circle
.125
50
10^6 - 1 -000 -000

45. deca
1 century
10
.6 repeating
1 quart

46. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
8 drams weight
the short hand
.375
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

47. hecto
a x b = b x a
100
C = 5(F-32)/9
average body temperature

48. milli
area of a parallelogram
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
0.000001 10^-6
water freezes

49. Inch
366 days
1 square mile
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

50. 2 -000 pounds
1 ton
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 yard
.625