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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. Miles and Kilometers
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
1 mi = 1.61 km

2. 1 day (da)
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).
24 hours (hr)

1.61 km

3. Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders)
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
Are not significant
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
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. Metric Measures of Mass and Weight
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'.
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).
1 m = 3.28 ft

5. To convert centimeters to inches
12 months (mo)
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

6. deca

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.
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.
(da) 10 (ten)

7. The number of days in a month varies between
28 and 31
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54

8. Fractions of an inch
4 cups (c)
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
Gram (g)
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

9. Converting smaller units into bigger units is going to bigger units and means going to smaller numbers. Like Converting 7 -920 yards to miles!
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
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.
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

10. milligram
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
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
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

11. To add mixed fractions
Are significant
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.

12. > to <
Centimeter
Multiply
G 1
Divide the number of liters by 3.79

13. 1 quart (qt)
(h) 100 (hundred)
2000 pounds (lb)
2 pints (p)
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61

14. deciliter
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
G 1
(da) 10 (ten)
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57

15. kilometer
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1 mi = 1.61 km
7 days (da)
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.

16. The basic metric unit of length is the
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Meter
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

17. 1 minute (min)
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
60 seconds (sec)
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

18. meter

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19. kilo
You can add fractions only when they have
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
1/10th of a meter.
Decimeter

20. centimeter
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
Multiply
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

21. Feet and Meters
16 ounces (oz)
1 m = 3.28 ft
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
G 1

22. centiliter
1 in = 2.54 cm
(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'.
(h) 100 (hundred)
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

23. 1 cup (c)
10 meters.
Kilogram (1000 grams)
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)

24. micrometer
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.
Multiply
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28

25. microliter
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
1 m = 3.28 ft

26. microgram
5280 ft.
Are always significant

Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

27. To convert liters to gallons
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
(da) 10 (ten)
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57

28. 1 ft.
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
365 days (da)*
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
12 in.

29. decameter
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
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
2.54 cm
60 seconds (sec)

30. 1 quart (qt)
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
4 cups (c)
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
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1

31. gram
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
G 1

32. To subtract fractions that do not have a common denominator
3 ft.
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
1 in = 2.54 cm

33. dekaliter
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
3.79 L
366 da
Gram (g)

34. Big unit to Small unit
2000 pounds (lb)
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

35. To convert pounds to kilograms
Gram (g)
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
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.
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.

36. millimeter
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
28 and 31
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
(1/1000th of a gram)

37. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
366 da
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 m = 3.28 ft
Are significant

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

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39. 1 mi
2000 pounds (lb)
1.61 km
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

40. The next-smaller unit from the meter is the
3.79 L
7 days (da)
Centimeter
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

41. To convert inches to centimeters
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

42. A centimeter is
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
1/10th of a meter.
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #

43. Cancelling units

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44. 1 ton (T)
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.
1/10th of a meter.
2000 pounds (lb)
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

45. The most common capacity conversions are between...
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
1.61 km
29.57 mL
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters

46. to convert yards to meters - but you don't happen to know the conversion factors for yards and meters
2 cups (c)
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
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.
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.

47. ft. to in.
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters

48. The most common length conversions are between
For these sorts of conversion - we use as many conversion factors as we need - setting up a long multiplication so the units we don't want cancel out.
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
You can add fractions only when they have
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers

49. To convert between units
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
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
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
(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'.

50. Multiplying Metric Units

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