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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 100 years
1 century
a x b = b x a
m
1 square mile

2. A S squared
water boils
area of a square
a + b = b + a
10 meters

3. p.m.
366 days
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
area of a parallelogram
room temperature

4. Fraction to Decimal
10 grams
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
3.14
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8

5. 1 pound
.6 repeating
16 ounces
1 followed by 100 zeroes
perimeter of a parallelogram

6. 1 leap year
366 days
60 mg
.25
.375

7. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
prime number
perimeter of a rectangle
water freezes
10

8. 1 score
a x 1 = a
20 years
KE= 1/2 mv²
.01

9. 16 ounces
1 decade
1 pound
.001 gram
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3

10. 144 square inches
100 meters
area of a parallelogram
1 millennium
1 square foot

11. C 2 X pie X r
3 teaspoons
circumference of a circle
10 decimeters
V = Bh where B is the area of the base

12. A=1/2(a+b)h
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
.1 gram
Area of a Trapezium

13. about 52 weeks
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
composite number
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
1 year

14. P a+b+c
perimeter of a triangle
average body temperature
16 tablespoons
1 year

15. 1 f dram
60 minims
.6
75 gtts
the short hand

16. 4 pecks
1 bushel
.3 repeating
a² + b² = c²
10 grams

17. 1 mile
1760 yards
Area of a Trapezium
Cubes (up to 10x10)
75 gtts

18. 1 milligram
.001 gram
V = Bh / 3
a + 0 = a
15 gr

19. C pie X d
.16 (6 repeating)
1 bushel
480 gr (grain) weight
circumference of a circle

20. 7/8
about 52 weeks
480 gr (grain) weight
1000000000
.875

21. 2 pints
.1 gram
Squares (up to 15x15)
1 quart
100 meters

22. 1 yard
480 gr (grain) weight
1 gtt (drop)
area of a square
3 feet

23. 1 day
24 hours
3 feet
.4
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

24. 60 seconds
.875
1 minute
60 mg
1000 millimeters

25. 9 square feet
1 square yard
100 meters
year
10

26. 1 year
.2
24 hours
10 meters
365 days

27. billion
1000000000
.75
V = Bh / 3
F 9C/5 + 32

28. quintillion
1000000000000000000
3 teaspoons
range
1 leap year

29. mass
g
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
60 minims

30. 1 f oz
30mL
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
1 cup
mean

31. a.m.
about 52 weeks
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
water boils
10 meters

32. 1 decigram
16 tablespoons
year
.1 gram
3 feet

33. 1/4
a x 1 = a
5280 feet
.25
1 peck

34. 3/5
water boils
.6
60 mg
.25

35. 1/2 = _____ %
1 foot
50
circumference of a circle
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight

36. 1 -000 years
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 cup
1 millennium
.001 gram

37. quadrillion
1000000000000000
75
g
100

38. 5 -280 yards
1 score
1 gtt (drop)
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 mile

39. The Identity Law for multiplication
1000000000000000
60 minutes
a x 1 = a
Squares (up to 15x15)

40. 1 g
1000000000000
75
15 gr
1 foot

41. The average of the numbers
1 followed by 100 zeroes
mean
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
50

42. 640 acres
1 square mile
area of a rectangle
Area of a Trapezium
water boils

43. Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard unit
median
units
1 pint
year

44. The Distributive Law
1000 millimeters
area of a rectangle
1 pint
a(b +c) = ab + ac

45. 20 years
perimeter of a triangle
0.000001 10^-6
1 score
1000000000000

46. 3/4 = _____ %
7 days
75
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 yard

47. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
day
composite number
3 feet
1 year

48. 1 minute
60 seconds
water boils
area of a circle
10 meters

49. 1 mile
Area of a Trapezium
480 gr (grain) weight
5280 feet
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2

50. googol
a x b = b x a
1 followed by 100 zeroes
1 year
3 feet