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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. a.m.
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
area of a rectangle
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
year

2. 4/5
L
a + 0 = a
.8
50

3. 1 cup
1000 millimeters
3 feet
.3 repeating
16 tablespoons

4. 1 centurey
1 bushel
V = Bh / 3
366 days
100 years

5. 1 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 25 - 36 - 49 - 64 - 81 - 100 - 121 - 144 - 169 - 196 - 225
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
Squares (up to 15x15)
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
1 score

6. 1 centigram
1000000000000000
KE= 1/2 mv²
water boils
.01

7. mass
1 gtt (drop)
g
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
0.000001 10^-6

8. Fractions that equal 1
the long hand
Area of a Trapezium
1000000000000
Unit fractions

9. A 1/2 X b X h
1 minute
1 square mile
Unit fractions
area of a triangle

10. 1 oz to g
.2
area of a triangle
30 g
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight

11. 1 tablespoon
3 teaspoons
a + 0 = a
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 year

12. hecto
15 MINIMS
100
10
F 9C/5 + 32

13. 5 -280 yards
1 mile
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
1000 millimeters
circumference of a circle

14. 2/5
1 ton
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
area of a parallelogram
.4

15. P a+b+c
.2
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
perimeter of a triangle
1 yard

16. The Distributive Law
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
m
100 years
a(b +c) = ab + ac

17. milli
5280 feet
1000000000000
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
24 hours

18. Length
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
m
1 decade
day

19. 1 mile
.6
25
1 cup
5280 feet

20. Has other factors besides 1 and itself
area of a triangle
10
1 pint
composite number

21. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
day
1 tablespoon
60 minutes

22. 1 t
75 gtts
room temperature
.625
0.000001 10^-6

23. Degree Fahrenheit
area of a circle
F 9C/5 + 32
year
50

24. The Commutative Law for addition
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
24 hours
perimeter of a square
a + b = b + a

25. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
33
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
V = Bh / 3
water freezes

26. deca
a + b = b + a
a + 0 = a
25
10

27. 3 feet
1 yard
.875
the long hand
1 year

28. 16 ounces
median
1 pound
.16 (6 repeating)
water freezes

29. 1 oz
8 drams weight
1 quart
a² + b² = c²
perimeter of a rectangle

30. 1 mL
average body temperature
area of a square
15 MINIMS
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

31. mega-M
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
1000 years
15 gr
1 -000 grams

32. Inch
75 gtts
10
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
median

33. 9 square feet
1 square yard
1 -000
1000000000000
1000 meters

34. 1 f oz
.5
60 gr (grain) weight
circumference of a circle
30mL

35. The difference between the highest and lowest numerical information
range
Area of a Trapezium
median
Unit fractions

36. 1/3 = _____ %
33
10 decimeters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
the short hand

37. 1 millennium
366 days
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
1000 years
.8

38. 8 fluid ounces
480 gr (grain) weight
1 yard
1 cup
1 decade

39. 1 day
.25
24 hours
7 days
perimeter of a parallelogram

40. 3/4 = _____ %
75
0.000001 10^-6
366 days
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2

41. 1 f dram
average body temperature
60 minims
0.000001 10^-6
perimeter of a triangle

42. 4 quarts
30 g
units
66
1 gallon

43. The earth revolves around the sun once in a...
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
Cubes (up to 10x10)
year
1 century

44. Fraction to Decimal
100 grams
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
room temperature

45. 1 decade
area of a rectangle
10 years
circumference of a circle
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

46. 60 seconds
0.000001 10^-6
1 minute
.625
75

47. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
average body temperature
F 9C/5 + 32
the long hand
a(b +c) = ab + ac

48. 8 quarts
1 cup
1 peck
1 gtt (drop)
a + b = b + a

49. 1 kilometer
a x b = b x a
1 yard
66
1000 meters

50. Light year
.375
10 decimeters
1 square yard
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles