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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. A decimeter
2 cups (c)
Decimeter
10 meters.
1.61 km

2. To add fractions that have a common - or same - denominator
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
Are significant
29.57 mL
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

3. The most common length conversions are between
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
1
System of measurement based on units of measure such as ounces - pounds - inches - and feet. Today - America is the only significant economic power in the world that uses it.
4 quarts (qt)

4. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
1.61 km
Are significant

5. hectogram
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
2 cups (c)
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Decimeter

6. 1 day (da)
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
Start with the given measurement - write it down complete with its units stepping up or down to the target conversion - then put the one conversion ratio under it in line - so that whichever units you don't want will eventually canceled out - make su
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
24 hours (hr)

7. Rules For Significant Digits
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
Digits from 1-9 are always significant. Zeros between two other significant digits are always significant - Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit are significant. Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (p

The basic unit of metric capacity is the liter (pronounced as LEE-ter). Smaller units are the milliliter (1/1000 of a liter) and the microliter (1-millionth of a liter). A kiloliter is a thousand liters - but we seldom find that unit used anywhere. A

8. The basic metric unit of length is the
29.57 mL
Meter
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
You probably don't know the conversion factor for millimeters to inches - but you do know the conversion factor for centimeters to inches - 1 in = 2.54 cm. All you need to do is (1) convert the millimeters to centimeters (you know that conversion fac

9. Converting bigger units to smaller units is going to smaller units and means going to bigger numbers
You can add fractions only when they have
Centimeter
Multiply the number of the larger unit by the number smaller units that go into it. Quarts are smaller than gallons - every gallon has four quarts. Since You are converting from a larger unit (gallons) to a smaller unit (quarts) - your answer needs t
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #

10. How did you know which units went on top and which went underneath?

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11. to convert yards to meters - but you don't happen to know the conversion factors for yards and meters
(d) 0.1 (tenth)
You can add fractions only when they have

you should know the conversion factors for feet and yards ( 3 ft/yd) and you should likewise know the conversion factor for feet and meters ( 3.28 ft/m). So you can convert yards to feet and then feet to meters.

12. hecto
365 days (da)*
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions. Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Add the fractions. Reduce or simplify as necessary.
(d) 0.1 (tenth)
(h) 100 (hundred)

13. The next-larger unit from the meter is the
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
Decimeter
'hours' started out underneath. You want 'hours' to cancel off - so the conversion factor for hours and minutes needed to have 'hours' on top. That meant that '60 mins' had to be underneath. And that dictated the orientation of the next factor: Since

14. 80 miles/hr to Meters/second

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15. 1 year (yr)
60 seconds (sec)
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
365 days (da)*
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #

16. centimeter
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
The basic unit of metric capacity is the liter (pronounced as LEE-ter). Smaller units are the milliliter (1/1000 of a liter) and the microliter (1-millionth of a liter). A kiloliter is a thousand liters - but we seldom find that unit used anywhere. A

17. centiliter

1.61 km
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
4 cups (c)

18. To add mixed fractions
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Division

19. deciliter
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
28 and 31
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Working with inches is simply a practical application of fractions. Youf you know how to add - subtract - multiply - and divide mixed fractions - you already know how to handle the mathematics of inches. Also - it can be convenient to work with mixed

20. The basic metric unit for mass (or weight) is the
(h) 100 (hundred)
The basic unit of metric capacity is the liter (pronounced as LEE-ter). Smaller units are the milliliter (1/1000 of a liter) and the microliter (1-millionth of a liter). A kiloliter is a thousand liters - but we seldom find that unit used anywhere. A
2000 pounds (lb)
Gram (g)

21. 1 quart (qt)
52
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
4 cups (c)
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2

22. Metric Measures of Mass and Weight
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
28 and 31
Are always significant
The basic metric unit for mass (or weight) is the gram (g). The most common unit that is smaller than a gram is the milligram (1/1000th of a gram). The most common larger unit of mass is the kilogram (1000 grams).

23. millimeter
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions. Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Add the fractions. Reduce or simplify as necessary.
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Divide the number of liters by 3.79

24. Adding Proper Fractions That Do Not Have a Common Denominator
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
2 cups (c)
Meter
Fractions can be added only when they have the same denominator. When they do not - you must adjust them so that the denominators are the same.

25. < into >
Division
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
You probably don't know the conversion factor for millimeters to inches - but you do know the conversion factor for centimeters to inches - 1 in = 2.54 cm. All you need to do is (1) convert the millimeters to centimeters (you know that conversion fac
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's

26. milliliter
You probably don't know the conversion factor for millimeters to inches - but you do know the conversion factor for centimeters to inches - 1 in = 2.54 cm. All you need to do is (1) convert the millimeters to centimeters (you know that conversion fac
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

27. The most common unit that is smaller than a gram is the
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536

28. 1 gallon (gal.)
2.54 cm
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
4 quarts (qt)

29. 1 hour (hr)
60 minutes (min)
1 m = 3.28 ft
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

30. The number of days in a month varies between

28 and 31
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
You probably don't know the conversion factor for millimeters to inches - but you do know the conversion factor for centimeters to inches - 1 in = 2.54 cm. All you need to do is (1) convert the millimeters to centimeters (you know that conversion fac

31. Fluid Ounces and Milliliters
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

32. To convert milliliters to fluid ounces
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57

33. Converting bigger unit to smaller unit
Multiply
Divide
Gram (g)
The basic unit of metric capacity is the liter (pronounced as LEE-ter). Smaller units are the milliliter (1/1000 of a liter) and the microliter (1-millionth of a liter). A kiloliter is a thousand liters - but we seldom find that unit used anywhere. A

34. 1 year (yr)
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
System of measurement based on units of measure such as ounces - pounds - inches - and feet. Today - America is the only significant economic power in the world that uses it.
12 months (mo)
A body has weight only when it is in a force field

35. hectometer
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Not always tidy. Not always expressed in decimal form. There is a trend toward using decimal values for US Customary units - but we have to know how to deal with both forms.
1 m = 3.28 ft
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2

36. Dividing Metric Units

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37. dekaliter
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)

38. deca
(da) 10 (ten)
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
5280 ft.

39. 1 ton (T)
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
2000 pounds (lb)
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
you should know the conversion factors for feet and yards ( 3 ft/yd) and you should likewise know the conversion factor for feet and meters ( 3.28 ft/m). So you can convert yards to feet and then feet to meters.

40. Fractions of an inch
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
7 days (da)

41. 1 m
1
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
Are always significant
3.28 ft

42. The same denominator
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
Kilogram (1000 grams)

43. 1 mi
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
1.61 km
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

44. To convert feet to meters
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
12 months (mo)
7 days (da)
Are always significant

45. 1 mi.
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
1 mi = 1.61 km
5280 ft.
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54

46. 1 minute (min)
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
60 seconds (sec)

47. kilogram
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Decimeter
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

48. milligram
Kilogram (1000 grams)
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Yous Set up by Expressing the Mixed Fractions of Younch as subtracting fractions like 3/8 in - 1/4 in = - Adjust for common denominators and Complete the subtraction.
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

49. A centimeter is
1/10th of a meter.
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
366 da
Find the LCD for the fractions Expand the fractions to have the common denominator. Subtract the numerators to get the numerator for the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference.

50. Small units to Big unit
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Divide the smaller number by the number of smaller units that fit into the bigger unit. Miles are bigger than yards; there are 1 -760 yards in every mile. Since You are converting from a smaller unit (yards) to a bigger unit (miles) - your answer nee
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
Divide the number of liters by 3.79