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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 3/4 = _____ %
KE= 1/2 mv²
75
10
10 years

2. 1 gr
perimeter of a square
15 mL
1 followed by 100 zeroes
60 mg

3. 3/8
perimeter of a triangle
.875
20 years
.375

4. The middle number in a group of numbers that are arranged in numerical order
.375
median
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
60 minutes

5. 4/5
area of a rectangle
100 meters
.8
1000000000

6. Fraction to Decimal
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
480 gr (grain) weight
5280 feet
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.

7. 1 cup
1 year
16 tablespoons
60 seconds
1 gallon

8. 2 -000 pounds
Squares (up to 15x15)
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
1 ton
Unit fractions

9. Nano-n
1 leap year
0.000000001 10^-9
1000000000000000000
1 century

10. 1 millennium
perimeter of a parallelogram
1000 years
10 decimeters
1 followed by 100 zeroes

11. The Distributive Law
.3 repeating
3 feet
a(b +c) = ab + ac
1 square foot

12. C pie X d
circumference of a circle
.375
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
V = Bh / 3

13. a.m.
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
1 millennium
Divide by 100
a + b = b + a

14. 1 hectometer
100 meters
1 pint
1 bushel
8 drams weight

15. 12 inches
a + b = b + a
m
1 foot
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3

16. 640 acres
room temperature
1 square mile
365 days
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight

17. Fractions that equal 1
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
Unit fractions
100 grams
1760 yards

18. 1 score
a + b = b + a
15 gr
area of a parallelogram
20 years

19. Degree Celsius
.125
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 yard
a + b = b + a

20. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
60 mg
water boils
area of a parallelogram
66

21. 24 hours
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
1 day
0.000000001 10^-9
16 ounces

22. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
.4
perimeter of a parallelogram
100 meters
75

23. Measurement involves two things
5
area of a parallelogram
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

24. 36 inches
Cubes (up to 10x10)
about 52 weeks
1000 years
1 yard

25. 7/8
multiply by 100
.875
60 mg
perimeter of a rectangle

26. 1 decigram
area of a triangle
100 meters
0.000000001 10^-9
.1 gram

27. 2/3
.01
perimeter of a square
.6 repeating
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25

28. 5 -280 yards
Unit fractions
1 mile
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
1 minute

29. 1 minute
1 minute
60 seconds
mean
.6

30. 1 -000 years
C = 5(F-32)/9
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 millennium
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25

31. 2 cups
16 ounces
1 pint
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
median

32. The Commutative Law for addition
10 grams
a + b = b + a
60 mg
Divide by 100

33. 3 teaspoons
prime number
1 tablespoon
33
multiply by 100

34. Light year
1 -000
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
circumference of a circle
60 seconds

35. A S squared
2000 pounds
.375
.1 gram
area of a square

36. 1/8
area of a rectangle
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
.125
1 day

37. 20 years
1 yard
0.000000001 10^-9
15 gr
1 score

38. Foot

39. 5/6
.83 (3 repeating)
0.000000001 10^-9
.1 gram
area of a triangle

40. 12 months
1 score
1 year
area of a rectangle
.75

41. 1 kilogram
16 ounces
1 gallon
1 yard
1 -000 grams

42. 1 centurey
1 followed by 100 zeroes
100 years
Cubes (up to 10x10)
range

43. quadrillion
480 m (minims)
1000000000000000
.125
L

44. 1 mile
range
.1 gram
1760 yards
.16 (6 repeating)

45. P a+b+c
75 gtts
perimeter of a triangle
1 gallon
Squares (up to 15x15)

46. hecto
100
perimeter of a triangle
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
range

47. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
median
.001 gram
the short hand
1 tablespoon

48. To change from one unit to another
100 years
1 yard
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

49. 3/5
1000000000000000
units
.6
.625

50. kilo
480 m (minims)
16 ounces
1 -000
a + 0 = a