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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 1/2
100 years
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
100 meters
.5

2. Decimal to Fraction
1 quart
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
.8
Cubes (up to 10x10)

3. 4/5
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
10
.8
a + 0 = a

4. 1 oz to gr
room temperature
480 gr (grain) weight
.125
V = Bh / 3

5. kilo
Divide by 100
1 century
1 -000
1 bushel

6. 100 years
1000000000000000000
a x b = b x a
5280 feet
1 century

7. 1 meter
units
5
Unit fractions
100 centimeters

8. 1 f oz
L
1 square yard
16 tablespoons
30mL

9. 1 millennium
median
1 square mile
1000 years
1 century

10. 1 g
1 year
.25
15 gr
10 decimeters

11. 3/4
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles
.75
1 leap year
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25

12. The middle number in a group of numbers that are arranged in numerical order
.16 (6 repeating)
.75
median
1 square foot

13. centi
multiply by 100
Squares (up to 15x15)
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
g

14. 1 t
100 years
100 grams
1 pound
75 gtts

15. The Pythagorean theorem
1 -000
a² + b² = c²
1 day
1 peck

16. 7/8
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
.875
area of a parallelogram
33

17. deca
10
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
a x 1 = a
.8

18. 8 fluid ounces
1 cup
.6 repeating
5280 feet
1 score

19. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
average body temperature
a(b +c) = ab + ac
1000000000000000
5

20. Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard unit
Unit fractions
30mL
units
1 square foot

21. P (2Xl) + (2Xw)
3.14
75
perimeter of a rectangle
room temperature

22. Fractions/Decimal to percent
3 teaspoons
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
multiply by 100
1000000000000000000

23. The Identity Law for multiplication
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
a x 1 = a
100 centimeters
.16 (6 repeating)

24. 144 square inches
1 square foot
perimeter of a triangle
1 -000
5280 feet

25. 5/6
area of a circle
.83 (3 repeating)
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8

26. 1 milligram
.001 gram
5
1000000000000000000
1 acre

27. 1 kilogram
.01
water freezes
1 -000 grams
area of a parallelogram

28. a.m.
median
mean
ante meridiem; time between midnight and noon
1000000000000000

29. 70 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
room temperature
24 hours
prime number
75

30. 1 - 4 - 9 - 16 - 25 - 36 - 49 - 64 - 81 - 100 - 121 - 144 - 169 - 196 - 225
Squares (up to 15x15)
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
composite number

31. 640 acres
5
1 square mile
10 grams
a + 0 = a

32. 1 oz
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
1760 yards
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3
8 drams weight

33. 9 square feet
366 days
15 gr
100
1 square yard

34. 1 decade
10 years
.83 (3 repeating)
1 yard
median

35. Formula for Kinetic Energy
F 9C/5 + 32
1 square foot
KE= 1/2 mv²
.2

36. billion
Area of a Trapezium
perimeter of a rectangle
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1000000000

37. 2 pints
1760 yards
1 quart
1 hour
the distance light can travel in a year; a measure of distance not time; 6000000000000 miles

38. volume
L
.01
1 minute
.6 repeating

39. 1 T
30 g
1000000000000
1 bushel
15 mL

40. 1f oz
1000 meters
1 -000 grams
8 f drams
water boils

41. 1 meter
Area of a Trapezium
room temperature
.3 repeating
1000 millimeters

42. 12 inches
1 foot
60 minutes
V = Bh / 3
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3

43. 3/5
.6
1 score
12 months
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

44. 1 yard
1 yard
circumference of a circle
3 feet
33

45. 60 seconds
1 yard
1 minute
15 MINIMS
V = Bh / 3

46. The Commutative Law for multiplication
the long hand
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
room temperature
a x b = b x a

47. The volume of any pyramid
the long hand
0.000000001 10^-9
V = Bh / 3
1 cup

48. 1 hectometer
100 meters
7 days
1 pint
1 leap year

49. The Distributive Law
area of a square
5280 feet
the short hand
a(b +c) = ab + ac

50. Length
1 year
.375
m
366 days