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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
5
KE= 1/2 mv²
1 tablespoon
1 pound

2. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
water freezes
perimeter of a rectangle
1000000000000
C = 5(F-32)/9

3. p.m.
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
area of a parallelogram

4. 3/8
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
Area of a Trapezium
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
.375

5. A=1/2(a+b)h
Area of a Trapezium
a + 0 = a
1 square mile
C = 5(F-32)/9

6. 1 dram
60 gr (grain) weight
F 9C/5 + 32
3 feet
multiply by 100

7. 1 meter
100 centimeters
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
365 days
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1

8. centi
1 bushel
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
Squares (up to 15x15)
1 pint

9. 24 hours
1 year
water boils
1 day
1 tablespoon

10. 10 years
units
1 decade
Unit fractions
365 days

11. The difference between the highest and lowest numerical information
30 g
10 meters
range
.83 (3 repeating)

12. 1 t
.83 (3 repeating)
8 f drams
75 gtts
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

13. 16 ounces
.2
water freezes
1 pound
average body temperature

14. Formula for Kinetic Energy
Squares (up to 15x15)
.25
KE= 1/2 mv²
100

15. A bXh
3.14
about 52 weeks
a² + b² = c²
area of a parallelogram

16. 1 fl oz
2000 pounds
480 m (minims)
.6
7 days

17. 1 hectogram
water boils
100 grams
1 pint
10^6 - 1 -000 -000

18. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
perimeter of a parallelogram
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
10
V = Bh where B is the area of the base

19. 1/6
Area of a Trapezium
1 acre
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
.16 (6 repeating)

20. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
20 years
.75
water freezes

21. 1/3 = _____ %
33
60 mg
15 MINIMS
C = 5(F-32)/9

22. 1/2 = _____ %
the short hand
1000 years
50
3 feet

23. The volume of any prism
3.14
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
60 gr (grain) weight
1760 yards

24. 1 mile
60 mg
0.000000001 10^-9
perimeter of a parallelogram
5280 feet

25. 7 days
100 meters
1 week
60 minutes
16 ounces

26. milli
100 years
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
composite number
.6

27. billion
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
60 mg
365 days
1000000000

28. Fractions/Decimal to percent
100 years
multiply by 100
year
100 grams

29. The Commutative Law for multiplication
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
a x b = b x a
KE= 1/2 mv²
1 millennium

30. quadrillion
.625
1000000000000000
1000 years
1 leap year

31. 1 year
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
day
8 drams weight
365 days

32. kilo
1 -000
room temperature
1 pint
day

33. The earth revolves around the sun once in a...
15 MINIMS
60 minims
year
PE= mgh

34. 1 cup
the long hand
16 tablespoons
g
1 day

35. The Pythagorean theorem
a² + b² = c²
1 mile
area of a triangle
10 decimeters

36. 1 decigram
0.000001 10^-6
1 pound
30mL
.1 gram

37. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
day
1 decade
1 square yard
a x 1 = a

38. 1 kilometer
1000 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
2000 pounds
a x 1 = a

39. 4 pecks
1 bushel
1 mile
Divide by 100
composite number

40. P 4XS
water boils
Cubes (up to 10x10)
perimeter of a square
the long hand

41. 1 day
24 hours
area of a triangle
60 mg
perimeter of a rectangle

42. Fractions that equal 1
average body temperature
1 year
Unit fractions
1 square mile

43. 60 seconds
1 yard
1 minute
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
area of a parallelogram

44. P a+b+c
10 years
.83 (3 repeating)
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
perimeter of a triangle

45. To change from one unit to another
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
V = Bh / 3
1 gallon

46. 1 hour
60 minutes
C = 5(F-32)/9
perimeter of a square
1 square mile

47. 1/4 = _____ %
0.000001 10^-6
60 seconds
average body temperature
25

48. 1 g
66
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
1 millennium
15 gr

49. 43 -560 square feet
.01
1 acre
the long hand
1 week

50. 1 year to wks
1 -000
.625
range
about 52 weeks