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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. To add fractions that have a common - or same - denominator
4 cups (c)
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Multiply

2. 1 minute (min)
60 minutes (min)
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
365 days (da)*
60 seconds (sec)

3. millimeter
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35

Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Decimeter

4. To convert feet to meters
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
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).
12 in.
60 seconds (sec)

5. Subtracting inches
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.
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
5280 ft.
60 minutes (min)

6. microgram
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.

The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)

7. Fractions of an inch
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
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.

8. To convert liters to gallons
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
3 ft.
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
4 cups (c)

9. What is the difference between weight and mass?
1/10th of a meter.
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
3 ft.
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.

10. deca
Multiply
Yous Set up by Expressing the Mixed Fractions of Younch as adding fractions like 1/16 in + 3/8 in = - Adjust for common denominators and Complete the addition. Simplify solution.

(da) 10 (ten)

11. metric ton
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.
Decimeter
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
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.

12. 1 m
52
3.28 ft
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
24 hours (hr)

13. Adding Proper Fractions That Do Not Have a Common Denominator
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.
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
1/10th of a meter.
12 in.

14. to convert yards to meters - but you don't happen to know the conversion factors for yards and meters
'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
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.
1
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536

15. Every 4th year is a leap year. That year - 1 yr
60 minutes (min)
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
366 da
1 in = 2.54 cm

16. 1 week (wk)
7 days (da)
12 months (mo)
Meter
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

17. decimeter
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.

18. Feet and Meters
Centimeter
12 months (mo)
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1 m = 3.28 ft

19. microliter
Are always significant

Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1

20. Digits from 1-9
Decimeter
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Are always significant
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.

21. To convert grams to ounces
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
3.28 ft

22. The basic metric unit of length is the
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
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.
Meter
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have

23. 1 gal
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
(h) 100 (hundred)
7 days (da)
3.79 L

24. meter

25. Fluid Ounces and Milliliters
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
M 1
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

26. To convert centimeters to inches
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
Liter
1 in = 2.54 cm
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

27. Big unit to Small unit
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.
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
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.
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #

28. Metric Measures of Capacity
You can add fractions only when they have
Meter
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
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2

29. 1 mi.
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
5280 ft.
29.57 mL
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

30. centi
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.
Centimeter
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)

31. dekagram
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
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.
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

32. The next-larger unit from the meter is the
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
2.54 cm
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
Decimeter

33. To convert miles to kilometers
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
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

34. A centimeter is
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1/10th of a meter.
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

35. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
Are significant
2000 pounds (lb)
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

36. hectometer
2.54 cm
7 days (da)
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
(also known as 'unit analysis' or 'dimensional analysis') is based on the principal that multiplying something by '1' doesn't change the value - and that any value divided by the same value equals '1'.

37. liter
Multiply
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
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 to be a bigger number. So You multiply: (3)(4) = 12
1

38. kilometer
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
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.
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
M 1

39. To convert kilometers to miles
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
G 1
1 mi = 1.61 km
M 1

40. > to <
2 cups (c)
1 m = 3.28 ft
You can add fractions only when they have
Multiply

41. dekaliter
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
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.
Meter
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.

42. Younches and Centimeters
Meter
1 in = 2.54 cm
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

43. 1 in
3.79 L
(da) 10 (ten)
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
2.54 cm

44. 1 fl. oz
1 gal = 3.79 L
29.57 mL
Like most money systems - are based on multiples of 10. Each unit is either 10 times greater than the next-smaller amount - or it is 1/10th the size of the next-larger amount. And since the metric system is based on 10s - it works quite naturally wit
Decimeter

45. 1 ton (T)
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
Like most money systems - are based on multiples of 10. Each unit is either 10 times greater than the next-smaller amount - or it is 1/10th the size of the next-larger amount. And since the metric system is based on 10s - it works quite naturally wit
2000 pounds (lb)

46. 1 quart (qt)
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
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
4 cups (c)
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide

47. The number of days in a month varies between
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Multiply
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
28 and 31

48. Gallons and Liters
1 gal = 3.79 L
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

49. The U.S. Customary System
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.
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
24 hours (hr)
1.61 km

50. The next-smaller unit from the meter is the
3 ft.
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
2000 pounds (lb)
Centimeter