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Basic Arithmetic: Measurements

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1. 1 centigram
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
0.000001 10^-6
composite number
.01

2. 1 hectogram
0.000001 10^-6
100 grams
1 pound
1 year

3. The Associative Law for multiplication
.6 repeating
30 g
.4
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

4. centi
m
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
24 hours
water boils

5. 1 ton
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
2000 pounds
.4
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

6. deca
10
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
16 tablespoons
area of a square

7. 1 hour
5
100 meters
60 minutes
480 m (minims)

8. 2 -000 pounds
1 square yard
1 ton
area of a square
(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

9. 1 millennium
.83 (3 repeating)
1000 years
.6
circumference of a circle

10. C pie X d
24 hours
circumference of a circle
5280 feet
Cubes (up to 10x10)

11. The middle number in a group of numbers that are arranged in numerical order
water boils
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
3 feet
median

12. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
10
average body temperature
1 pound
a(b +c) = ab + ac

13. quadrillion
1 bushel
8 f drams
100
1000000000000000

14. 1/8
100
.125
16 tablespoons
perimeter of a square

15. 1 day
1 square yard
F 9C/5 + 32
24 hours
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8

16. The earth revolves around the sun once in a...
year
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
15 mL
2000 pounds

17. 43 -560 square feet
circumference of a circle
.625
the short hand
1 acre

18. Each large number on a clock represents how many minutes?
.6 repeating
5
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
60 mg

19. googol
1760 yards
1 pint
1 followed by 100 zeroes
1 year

20. Fractions that equal 1
.875
5280 feet
1 year
Unit fractions

21. 1 cup
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 year
16 tablespoons
about 52 weeks

22. 1 kilogram
1 -000 grams
area of a parallelogram
Divide by 100
1 decade

23. 7/8
1 pint
1 peck
.875
50

24. 5/8
1 year
.625
.01
the short hand

25. 1 minim
1 pound
1 gtt (drop)
1/100 or .01 or 10^-2
1 square foot

26. 36 inches
1 yard
60 minutes
1 year
100

27. 4/5
.8
100
.875
units

28. Which hand on a clock indicates the minutes?
the short hand
the long hand
.2
0.000001 10^-6

29. 212 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
15 mL
water boils
1 pound
12 months

30. Formula for Kinetic Energy
20 years
.16 (6 repeating)
KE= 1/2 mv²
1 yard

31. The Identity Law for multiplication
33
area of a rectangle
the short hand
a x 1 = a

32. deci
perimeter of a parallelogram
1/10 or .1 or 10^-1
g
1 year

33. 365 days
1 year
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
circumference of a circle
3.14

34. 1/2 = _____ %
15 MINIMS
50
60 mg
60 minims

35. 100 years
1 century
1 leap year
median
1 score

36. 1 mile
10
Divide numerator by denominator 4/5=.8
5280 feet
C = 5(F-32)/9

37. The Associative Law for addition
25
g
50
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

38. A l X w
1 cup
area of a rectangle
8 drams weight
16 ounces

39. 3/5
1000 millimeters
24 hours
V = Bh where B is the area of the base
.6

40. 1 year to wks
1 foot
75 gtts
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
about 52 weeks

41. 1 pound
.6 repeating
1 square foot
16 ounces
1000000000000

42. 1 t
60 gr (grain) weight
1 year
75 gtts
water boils

43. 32 degrees Fahrenheit (F.)
F 9C/5 + 32
Write as read and reduce 10.68-10 68/100=10 17/25=267/25
water freezes
1 cup

44. 1/6
60 minutes
.16 (6 repeating)
m
60 seconds

45. 1 decade
100
5
10 years
.75

46. The Commutative Law for addition
1 hour
480 gr (grain) weight
100
a + b = b + a

47. 10 years
1 decade
3 teaspoons
.1 gram
composite number

48. 1 week
.001 gram
7 days
1 bushel
1 millennium

49. 1 yard
1000000000000000
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
3 feet
g

50. milli
units
.625
area of a rectangle
1/1000 or .001 or 10^-3