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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. The Distributive Law
1 pint
.2
100 meters
a(b +c) = ab + ac

2. 1/3
50
.3 repeating
1 gallon
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3

3. Percent to Fraction/Decimal
Divide by 100
8 f drams
480 gr (grain) weight
1 week

4. 3/8
1 square foot
.375
50
C = 5(F-32)/9

5. 2 -000 pounds
1 ton
5280 feet
.001 gram
.1 gram

6. 1 decagram
1 quart
.75
10 grams
1000000000000000000

7. 1 gr
units
Cubes (up to 10x10)
.83 (3 repeating)
60 mg

8. 7 days
1 week
perimeter of a rectangle
1 cup
10

9. 1 dram
m
circumference of a circle
.75
60 gr (grain) weight

10. The Associative Law for addition
480 gr (grain) weight
1000 millimeters
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
circumference of a circle

11. 1 year
12 months
the short hand
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
.25

12. 1 year
prime number
1000000000000
365 days
multiply by 100

13. 1/4
.75
15 MINIMS
Unit fractions
.25

14. 4 quarts
1000000000
perimeter of a rectangle
1 gallon
60 minims

15. 1 decigram
units
.1 gram
1 yard
C = 5(F-32)/9

16. deci
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
Squares (up to 15x15)
1 -000
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1

17. 1 meter
perimeter of a rectangle
1 -000
3 feet
100 centimeters

18. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
area of a circle
5
0.000000001 10^-9
the short hand

19. about 52 weeks
Divide by 100
1 year
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
3 teaspoons

20. 9 square feet
.4
1 square yard
Cubes (up to 10x10)
1 yard

21. 1 yard
1 pint
3 feet
366 days
15 mL

22. 2/3
15 MINIMS
a(b +c) = ab + ac
m
.6 repeating

23. 1 fl oz
perimeter of a triangle
m
480 m (minims)
12 months

24. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
12 months
100 grams
perimeter of a rectangle

25. 1 - 8 - 27 - 64 - 125 - 216 - 343 - 512 - 729 - 1000
1760 yards
1 square yard
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
Cubes (up to 10x10)

26. 10 years
1 decade
1 pint
a + 0 = a
.16 (6 repeating)

27. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1 followed by 100 zeroes
water boils
area of a rectangle
.125

28. 60 minutes
mean
1 hour
100 grams
Area of a Trapezium

29. quintillion
1000000000000000000
1 yard
1 pound
circumference of a circle

30. The difference between the highest and lowest numerical information
60 minutes
5
range
.5

31. kilo
1 -000
KE= 1/2 mv²
room temperature
1 century

32. 8 quarts
prime number
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
.4
1 peck

33. The Identity Law for addition
a + 0 = a
1000000000
average body temperature
365 days

34. P 4XS
perimeter of a square
5
perimeter of a triangle
1 square foot

35. 100 years
1 score
1 century
100
1 bushel

36. Nano-n
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 followed by 100 zeroes
area of a circle
0.000000001 10^-9

37. 8 fluid ounces
water freezes
1 cup
7 days
1000 years

38. 2 cups
a + b = b + a
composite number
66
1 pint

39. 16 fluid ounces
.375
1 pint
1760 yards
composite number

40. 1 -000 years
1 millennium
the short hand
15 MINIMS
24 hours

41. The Pythagorean theorem
1 quart
a² + b² = c²
a x 1 = a
1 year

42. The Commutative Law for multiplication
water freezes
a x b = b x a
1000000000000
area of a circle

43. 1 kilometer
1 minute
C = 5(F-32)/9
1000 meters
366 days

44. 1/5
.375
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
.8
.2

45. billion
composite number
100 centimeters
1000000000
33

46. 1/2
.001 gram
.5
1 pound
1 leap year

47. Fraction to Decimal
1 ton
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
.2
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

48. Decimal to Fraction
a x 1 = a
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
1 mile
1 year

49. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1 cup
20 years
average body temperature
day

50. 3 teaspoons
15 MINIMS
1 minute
1 tablespoon
66