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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 1 minute
circumference of a circle
60 seconds
25
1 yard

2. 8 quarts
area of a circle
area of a parallelogram
1 peck
1 foot

3. 70 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
24 hours
room temperature
1 gallon
C = 5(F-32)/9

4. Length
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
m
1 yard
.01

5. The average of the numbers
F 9C/5 + 32
mean
75 gtts
50

6. 24 hours
3.14
480 m (minims)
1 day
Squares (up to 15x15)

7. The middle number in a group of numbers that are arranged in numerical order
20 years
a x b = b x a
median
Unit fractions

8. To change from one unit to another
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 square mile
1 ton
.375

9. 12 months
PE= mgh
1 year
day
100

10. 1/4 = _____ %
mean
25
30 g
5

11. A bXh
1 cup
15 MINIMS
100 centimeters
area of a parallelogram

12. 1/3 = _____ %
composite number
1 leap year
33
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

13. A pie X r squared
area of a circle
area of a square
1 year
8 f drams

14. about 52 weeks
1 year
10 meters
.3 repeating
1 foot

15. centi
30mL
1 hour
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
1 followed by 100 zeroes

16. The Associative Law for multiplication
16 tablespoons
1000000000000
1 leap year
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

17. 1 centurey
60 mg
100 years
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
.6 repeating

18. 43 -560 square feet
1 acre
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
5
16 tablespoons

19. 1/2
.625
year
8 drams weight
.5

20. 4 pecks
1 -000
1 bushel
.6 repeating
a x 1 = a

21. 1 t
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
1 yard
75 gtts
100 grams

22. The Associative Law for addition
1 square yard
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
3 teaspoons
1 pound

23. 1 day
a(b +c) = ab + ac
a + b = b + a
24 hours
perimeter of a parallelogram

24. 1/6
.16 (6 repeating)
average body temperature
20 years
.83 (3 repeating)

25. 1 decade
.5
10 years
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
.375

26. deca
.001 gram
1 -000 grams
10
1 pound

27. A l X w
area of a rectangle
366 days
10 grams
1 quart

28. 1 centigram
.01
33
1000 meters
480 m (minims)

29. 1 milligram
the long hand
.001 gram
area of a triangle
1 pint

30. 1 meter
multiply by 100
3 feet
365 days
100 centimeters

31. 1 mL
15 MINIMS
10 years
.4
.75

32. 1 ton
circumference of a circle
Unit fractions
2000 pounds
1 minute

33. The Commutative Law for addition
.6
water boils
a + b = b + a
.01

34. 1/2 = _____ %
.75
1760 yards
1 gallon
50

35. Formula for Kinetic Energy
KE= 1/2 mv²
10 meters
perimeter of a parallelogram
10 decimeters

36. 1 minim
75
1000000000000
20 years
1 gtt (drop)

37. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
1000 meters
day
5
a + b = b + a

38. 5 -280 yards
20 years
multiply by 100
units
1 mile

39. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
1 hour
5
.3 repeating
15 MINIMS

40. A S squared
area of a square
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
3 feet
median

41. 1 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 25 - 36 - 49 - 64 - 81 - 100 - 121 - 144 - 169 - 196 - 225
Squares (up to 15x15)
1 day
V = Bh / 3
.6

42. 1 decigram
1 yard
.625
3.14
.1 gram

43. 1 pound
7 days
1 day
30 g
16 ounces

44. 1 leap year
.16 (6 repeating)
366 days
multiply by 100
year

45. Percent to Fraction/Decimal
8 f drams
area of a parallelogram
composite number
Divide by 100

46. 1 cup
.875
.8
16 tablespoons
20 years

47. 640 acres
1 square mile
the short hand
.25
5

48. 1 year
a² + b² = c²
1 -000 grams
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
365 days

49. 7/8
.875
10 years
.6 repeating
66

50. 4/5
.83 (3 repeating)
50
.8
.125