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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 144 square inches
1 gtt (drop)
water freezes
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
1 square foot

2. 1 pound
1 gallon
1 minute
16 ounces
1 year

3. deci
1 gtt (drop)
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
3.14
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1

4. To change from one unit to another
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
g
a x 1 = a

5. 5/8
.83 (3 repeating)
.625
100 meters
60 minutes

6. 1/2
1 peck
range
.5
75 gtts

7. C pie X d
1 foot
a x b = b x a
perimeter of a triangle
circumference of a circle

8. The Distributive Law
60 mg
a(b +c) = ab + ac
100 meters
365 days

9. Ordinal numbers
.16 (6 repeating)
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.
area of a triangle
10 decimeters

10. quadrillion
.16 (6 repeating)
1 -000
25
1000000000000000

11. The Commutative Law for addition
a + b = b + a
1000 meters
1 minute
15 gr

12. 1 gr
60 mg
prime number
1 yard
15 mL

13. 3 feet
Squares (up to 15x15)
.1 gram
.83 (3 repeating)
1 yard

14. 1 fl oz
10
24 hours
480 m (minims)
a x b = b x a

15. Foot

16. The volume of any pyramid
a² + b² = c²
.6 repeating
3 teaspoons
V = Bh / 3

17. 1 T
15 mL
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
100 centimeters
V = Bh where B is the area of the base

18. The average of the numbers
365 days
mean
60 minutes
1 year

19. 1 f dram
1000000000
area of a parallelogram
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
60 minims

20. 3/8
.375
1 gallon
g
5

21. 9 square feet
mean
a² + b² = c²
3.14
1 square yard

22. mega-M
1000000000
16 tablespoons
Cubes (up to 10x10)
10^6 - 1 -000 -000

23. 1 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 25 - 36 - 49 - 64 - 81 - 100 - 121 - 144 - 169 - 196 - 225
60 mg
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
75
Squares (up to 15x15)

24. 20 years
V = Bh / 3
1 millennium
1 gtt (drop)
1 score

25. 1f oz
66
.125
8 f drams
0.000001 10^-6

26. 4/5
.6 repeating
20 years
.8
.4

27. 70 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
16 ounces
water freezes
a + 0 = a
room temperature

28. 2/3
Unit fractions
perimeter of a triangle
perimeter of a rectangle
.6 repeating

29. 1 milligram
.001 gram
Area of a Trapezium
1 bushel
name the order things came in; first - second - third - fourth - fifth - etc.

30. Measurement involves two things
the long hand
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
10 meters
33

31. Which hand on a clock indicates the hour?
100
the short hand
.001 gram
1 pound

32. Has other factors besides 1 and itself
composite number
multiply by 100
perimeter of a parallelogram
1 minute

33. Fraction to Decimal
7 days
.1 gram
circumference of a circle
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8

34. 2 -000 pounds
1 foot
1 tablespoon
1 ton
1000000000

35. 8 fluid ounces
units
.4
7 days
1 cup

36. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
1 hour
a x b = b x a
365 days
perimeter of a parallelogram

37. A 1/2 X b X h
L
1 square foot
area of a triangle
16 tablespoons

38. 1 hectogram
1 quart
prime number
.83 (3 repeating)
100 grams

39. A=1/2(a+b)h
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
area of a circle
Area of a Trapezium
5

40. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
1 followed by 100 zeroes
range
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
water boils

41. 1 decameter
Squares (up to 15x15)
perimeter of a rectangle
10 meters
1 score

42. 1 ton
Cubes (up to 10x10)
2000 pounds
15 gr
10 decimeters

43. The Associative Law for multiplication
.4
m
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
100 centimeters

44. 60 minutes
1 hour
m
.16 (6 repeating)
1 yard

45. 1 year to wks
about 52 weeks
100 grams
66
3 feet

46. milli
1 day
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
8 drams weight
composite number

47. 5 -280 yards
.25
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
8 f drams
1 mile

48. 1 centurey
perimeter of a square
100 years
room temperature
60 gr (grain) weight

49. micro-u
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
0.000001 10^-6
1 ton

50. 1 meter
60 gr (grain) weight
1 yard
366 days
1000 millimeters