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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. micro-u
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
15 gr
0.000001 10^-6
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

2. 3 feet
1 -000
1 ton
1 pint
1 yard

3. C pie X d
circumference of a circle
1 cup
prime number
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

4. 1 fl oz
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
.01
480 m (minims)
1000 millimeters

5. 366 days
1 leap year
1 acre
1 ton
g

6. deci
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
8 drams weight
10 years
a x b = b x a

7. 1 centurey
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
average body temperature
1 quart
100 years

8. 1 mile
circumference of a circle
units
a² + b² = c²
1760 yards

9. 7 days
.5
1 week
.4
mean

10. The Pythagorean theorem
1 yard
a² + b² = c²
multiply by 100
12 months

11. milli
year
Divide by 100
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
perimeter of a square

12. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
1 hour
100
1 century
day

13. 2/3
1 decade
.83 (3 repeating)
.6 repeating
day

14. 1 meter
1000 millimeters
1 minute
PE= mgh
.001 gram

15. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
mean
1 minute
1000000000
the short hand

16. 1/2
100 centimeters
75
.5
1 week

17. The average of the numbers
30 g
water boils
.83 (3 repeating)
mean

18. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
.4
water boils
area of a square
1 pound

19. 36 inches
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
.4
10 meters
1 yard

20. 1 minute
8 drams weight
480 m (minims)
a x 1 = a
60 seconds

21. quadrillion
a x 1 = a
.6
.375
1000000000000000

22. 1f oz
1000000000000
60 gr (grain) weight
8 f drams
0.000000001 10^-9

23. Inch
about 52 weeks
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 square mile
1 acre

24. A 1/2 X b X h
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
7 days
area of a triangle
F 9C/5 + 32

25. 1 millennium
1 cup
1 yard
.01
1000 years

26. 1/6
75
area of a parallelogram
.16 (6 repeating)
a x b = b x a

27. 4/5
1 followed by 100 zeroes
20 years
.8
units

28. billion
10
60 minutes
1000000000
circumference of a circle

29. Percent to Fraction/Decimal
F 9C/5 + 32
Divide by 100
.375
1 tablespoon

30. To change from one unit to another
100
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
2000 pounds
100 grams

31. C 2 X pie X r
30 g
circumference of a circle
1000000000000
.6

32. 1/4
a + 0 = a
.25
1000000000000000000
range

33. 1 mL
15 gr
F 9C/5 + 32
480 m (minims)
15 MINIMS

34. 1 - 8 - 27 - 64 - 125 - 216 - 343 - 512 - 729 - 1000
.3 repeating
Cubes (up to 10x10)
1 hour
Divide by 100

35. 1 minim
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
480 gr (grain) weight
1 gtt (drop)
10

36. 1/3 = _____ %
KE= 1/2 mv²
100 years
33
66

37. 1 t
75 gtts
3 teaspoons
.625
Divide by 100

38. Degree Celsius
1 hour
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
480 m (minims)
C = 5(F-32)/9

39. 1/4 = _____ %
366 days
3 teaspoons
25
perimeter of a triangle

40. Has no factors except for 1 and itself
Unit fractions
area of a square
a + b = b + a
prime number

41. 1/8
15 MINIMS
10 years
area of a rectangle
.125

42. 1 week
7 days
multiply by 100
F 9C/5 + 32
V = Bh where B is the area of the base

43. 24 hours
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
60 mg
1 day
composite number

44. quintillion
1000000000000000000
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
composite number
.83 (3 repeating)

45. 1 f oz
1 cup
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
Cubes (up to 10x10)
30mL

46. 1 -000 years
year
1 millennium
Squares (up to 15x15)
1 followed by 100 zeroes

47. volume
perimeter of a square
1 square foot
3 teaspoons
L

48. 16 fluid ounces
1 pint
0.000001 10^-6
.83 (3 repeating)
1 square foot

49. 1 ton
1 decade
the short hand
2000 pounds
.875

50. 1 cup
16 tablespoons
Unit fractions
1 hour
PE= mgh