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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 1 pound
16 ounces
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
5280 feet
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

2. The Associative Law for multiplication
.16 (6 repeating)
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
1 gallon
.875

3. 2 pints
30mL
10 grams
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
1 quart

4. 60 minutes
median
15 mL
1 quart
1 hour

5. 1 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 25 - 36 - 49 - 64 - 81 - 100 - 121 - 144 - 169 - 196 - 225
.6 repeating
a + b = b + a
.5
Squares (up to 15x15)

6. 1 dram
1 gallon
1 gallon
.3 repeating
60 gr (grain) weight

7. The middle number in a group of numbers that are arranged in numerical order
.6
median
composite number
366 days

8. The volume of any pyramid
1 tablespoon
1000000000000
1000 millimeters
V = Bh / 3

9. 16 ounces
15 mL
1 leap year
1 pound
10 grams

10. 2/5
.125
30mL
100 centimeters
.4

11. deca
1000000000000
60 minims
10
1760 yards

12. 24 hours
1000 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 day
5

13. a.m.
perimeter of a rectangle
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
perimeter of a square
30mL

14. 1 hour
60 minutes
0.000001 10^-6
perimeter of a rectangle
75 gtts

15. 1 centurey
.6 repeating
units
100 years
a(b +c) = ab + ac

16. The average of the numbers
.375
2000 pounds
1000000000
mean

17. A S squared
area of a square
1000000000000000
60 seconds
water freezes

18. Light year
a + b = b + a
1000 millimeters
1760 yards
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles

19. 1 centigram
post meridiem; time between noon and midnight
.5
.01
1 ton

20. 1 g
60 mg
15 gr
.001 gram
30mL

21. 1 year to wks
about 52 weeks
1 followed by 100 zeroes
75 gtts
1 pint

22. The Commutative Law for multiplication
1 tablespoon
a x b = b x a
75
median

23. billion
1760 yards
33
1 pound
1000000000

24. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1 ton
F 9C/5 + 32
1 -000
water freezes

25. 1 fl oz
0.000000001 10^-9
60 gr (grain) weight
a + b = b + a
480 m (minims)

26. 366 days
480 m (minims)
1 leap year
1000 years
50

27. 7 days
year
60 seconds
1 week
100 meters

28. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 peck
16 tablespoons
perimeter of a parallelogram

29. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1000 years
1 pint
1 decade
average body temperature

30. 3/4
.75
0.000001 10^-6
day
.3 repeating

31. 1 decade
1 day
area of a parallelogram
10 years
12 months

32. 1 year
water freezes
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
12 months
60 minutes

33. The Associative Law for addition
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
area of a parallelogram
1 yard
the short hand

34. quadrillion
1000000000000000
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
.6
480 m (minims)

35. 5/6
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
room temperature
.83 (3 repeating)
composite number

36. deci
10 years
C = 5(F-32)/9
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
10 decimeters

37. 1/8
.125
g
75 gtts
.375

38. 36 inches
16 tablespoons
1 decade
1 yard
0.000000001 10^-9

39. 12 months
mean
10 decimeters
1 year
V = Bh / 3

40. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
1 bushel
perimeter of a parallelogram
about 52 weeks
1760 yards

41. Percent to Fraction/Decimal
100 years
1 decade
Divide by 100
8 f drams

42. 1 T
perimeter of a square
Divide by 100
15 mL
1 hour

43. 1 minute
1 -000 grams
.125
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
60 seconds

44. P 4XS
perimeter of a square
5
33
a(b +c) = ab + ac

45. 1/3
water freezes
.3 repeating
8 drams weight
the long hand

46. mass
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
.83 (3 repeating)
1 year
g

47. A=1/2(a+b)h
366 days
1000 millimeters
Area of a Trapezium
100 years

48. 1/4
1 leap year
10 meters
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
.25

49. A 1/2 X b X h
area of a triangle
PE= mgh
1760 yards
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon

50. 1 f oz
30mL
1 pound
5
25