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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. A pie X r squared
area of a circle
perimeter of a triangle
.8
Area of a Trapezium

2. volume
15 mL
66
L
multiply by 100

3. deci
100
100 meters
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
60 mg

4. 5/6
7 days
.83 (3 repeating)
15 MINIMS
.5

5. 24 hours
1 week
a + b = b + a
range
1 day

6. 100 years
1 century
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
10 grams
16 ounces

7. 3 feet
1 yard
circumference of a circle
1000000000000000000
100 years

8. The average of the numbers
1760 yards
60 gr (grain) weight
1 millennium
mean

9. 1/3
.3 repeating
PE= mgh
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
1 yard

10. pi (3 digits)
1000000000000000
30mL
3.14
1 quart

11. 1 hectogram
100 grams
a x b = b x a
24 hours
0.000000001 10^-9

12. Inch
100 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Squares (up to 15x15)
room temperature

13. 2 pints
.2
1 quart
year
3 teaspoons

14. 1 t
1000000000000000000
perimeter of a rectangle
75 gtts
.375

15. p.m.
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
7 days
g
5280 feet

16. A bXh
m
1 year
area of a parallelogram
.2

17. 1 yard
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
3 feet
area of a rectangle
1 pint

18. Light year
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
1 square foot
60 minutes
1 year

19. 1 minim
1 gtt (drop)
1 square mile
.01
1 day

20. 1 centigram
V = Bh / 3
.01
3.14
1 quart

21. 1 dram
1000000000000
60 gr (grain) weight
1 gallon
.1 gram

22. 1 oz to gr
1 acre
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
3.14
480 gr (grain) weight

23. 36 inches
15 MINIMS
3 teaspoons
1 yard
15 mL

24. 1 decigram
.1 gram
1 acre
66
60 minutes

25. 365 days
1 year
1 ton
a(b +c) = ab + ac
water freezes

26. The Identity Law for addition
16 ounces
1 ton
33
a + 0 = a

27. 12 months
perimeter of a rectangle
1 -000
.875
1 year

28. Fraction to Decimal
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
perimeter of a rectangle
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
water boils

29. 3/5
.875
.6
.8
the short hand

30. 4/5
units
g
.625
.8

31. Has no factors except for 1 and itself
1 pint
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
66
prime number

32. 1 year
.75
12 months
1 peck
1 pint

33. 12 inches
1 foot
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
3 teaspoons
50

34. 1 oz to g
.4
30 g
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
median

35. 2 cups
average body temperature
1 pint
1 -000 grams
1 yard

36. 1 score
1 pound
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
g
20 years

37. The Commutative Law for addition
a(b +c) = ab + ac
15 gr
1 square foot
a + b = b + a

38. 1 kilometer
the long hand
10 grams
1000 meters
.001 gram

39. 2 -000 pounds
1 ton
100 grams
range
0.000000001 10^-9

40. 2/5
.4
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
24 hours
1 mile

41. kilo
1 gallon
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
1 -000
1 gallon

42. 20 years
1 quart
.6 repeating
1 pint
1 score

43. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
the short hand
1 cup
1 gallon
1 bushel

44. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
5
20 years
8 drams weight
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

45. 1f oz
1 minute
F 9C/5 + 32
8 f drams
perimeter of a rectangle

46. 1/2 = _____ %
50
1 gtt (drop)
10 decimeters
.83 (3 repeating)

47. Has other factors besides 1 and itself
water freezes
5280 feet
area of a triangle
composite number

48. A 1/2 X b X h
1 ton
area of a triangle
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
.83 (3 repeating)

49. The Associative Law for addition
3.14
prime number
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
1 cup

50. 1 decagram
1 quart
10 grams
1000000000
Unit fractions