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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 4 quarts
1000 years
.2
1 gallon
about 52 weeks

2. 1 millennium
1000 years
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
1 minute

3. billion
7 days
1 decade
1000000000
100 meters

4. 1 decameter
10 meters
15 gr
100
1 ton

5. 1 score
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
20 years
average body temperature
1 day

6. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
water freezes
Squares (up to 15x15)
100
.625

7. 1 milligram
75 gtts
1 followed by 100 zeroes
1 acre
.001 gram

8. 1 fl oz
480 m (minims)
circumference of a circle
multiply by 100
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon

9. A S squared
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
g
100 centimeters
area of a square

10. 1 hectogram
100 grams
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
8 f drams
F 9C/5 + 32

11. 1 f dram
365 days
60 minims
.125
Area of a Trapezium

12. 1 centigram
1 week
100 meters
10 meters
.01

13. kilo
480 gr (grain) weight
10 meters
1 -000
5

14. Formula for Kinetic Energy
KE= 1/2 mv²
1000000000000
10
1 millennium

15. 1 kilogram
circumference of a circle
Unit fractions
1 -000 grams
perimeter of a square

16. deca
.125
10
1000 meters
1 followed by 100 zeroes

17. 1 mile
10 meters
1760 yards
1 bushel
1 tablespoon

18. Decimal to Fraction
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
30mL
15 mL
100

19. 1 oz
1 day
water boils
8 drams weight
area of a rectangle

20. 1 week
prime number
7 days
C = 5(F-32)/9
room temperature

21. 2/3 = _____ %
1 -000
66
100 grams
1760 yards

22. 1/3 = _____ %
.6 repeating
15 gr
33
room temperature

23. 1 ton
.6 repeating
2000 pounds
1760 yards
15 MINIMS

24. 24 hours
1 day
perimeter of a square
3.14
30 g

25. quintillion
1 pint
1000000000000000000
1760 yards
.375

26. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
PE= mgh
480 gr (grain) weight
1 followed by 100 zeroes
water boils

27. 366 days
1 leap year
.75
KE= 1/2 mv²
range

28. 3/4 = _____ %
1 cup
area of a circle
75
units

29. 3/8
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
1 pint
3 feet
.375

30. centi
1 day
100 years
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
the short hand

31. 3 teaspoons
.375
1 gallon
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
1 tablespoon

32. The volume of any pyramid
KE= 1/2 mv²
V = Bh / 3
60 minutes
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3

33. The Commutative Law for addition
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
a + b = b + a
1 gtt (drop)

34. micro-u
a + 0 = a
0.000001 10^-6
1 square foot
g

35. 1/3
F 9C/5 + 32
.3 repeating
75
KE= 1/2 mv²

36. trillion
1 pint
1000000000000
.01
15 mL

37. 1 yard
water freezes
3 feet
1 yard
100 years

38. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
1 cup
the long hand
100 centimeters
perimeter of a parallelogram

39. The earth rotates on its axis once in a...
0.000000001 10^-9
480 gr (grain) weight
Squares (up to 15x15)
day

40. Degree Celsius
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
.25
C = 5(F-32)/9
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2

41. 1 decigram
.1 gram
1 week
10 meters
5

42. 1/4 = _____ %
10^6 - 1 -000 -000
3 teaspoons
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
25

43. Inch
1 week
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
15 mL
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

44. Fractions/Decimal to percent
multiply by 100
60 seconds
.1 gram
.01

45. The Commutative Law for multiplication
1 gallon
1 mile
a x b = b x a
perimeter of a square

46. 144 square inches
50
a x b = b x a
1 square foot
100 meters

47. 1 t
1 gallon
75 gtts
10 decimeters
100 centimeters

48. 70 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
room temperature
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
25

49. 1 tablespoon
10
1 yard
3 teaspoons
1 square yard

50. Which hand on a clock indicates the minutes?
1 -000
1 ton
10
the long hand