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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. deci
1
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
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

2. milli
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
60 minutes (min)
Kilogram (1000 grams)

3. To convert inches to centimeters
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)

4. The most common capacity conversions are between...
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters
Liter
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.

5. To convert pounds to kilograms

Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Decimeter

6. Fractions of an inch
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
You can add fractions only when they have
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
4 quarts (qt)

7. Metric Measures of Capacity
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
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
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
Division

8. microgram
Gram (g)

Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
Multiply

9. The most common length conversions are between
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
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.
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
28 and 31

10. metric ton
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
12 months (mo)
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

11. ft. to in.
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
12 months (mo)
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28

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

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13. A decimeter
Are always significant
Decimeter
10 meters.
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

14. Every 4th year is a leap year. That year - 1 yr
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
366 da
28 and 31
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

15. The basic metric unit of length is the
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Meter
Divide

16. 80 miles/hr to Meters/second

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17. To convert gallons to liters
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
Meter

Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

18. 1 gal
3.79 L
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
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.
(da) 10 (ten)

19. centimeter
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
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.
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536

20. Subtracting inches
1/10th of a meter.
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
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.

21. dekagram
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Division
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

22. Zeros between two other significant digits
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Centimeter
Are always significant
Meter

23. 1 ton (T)
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.
2000 pounds (lb)
Multiply
5280 ft.

24. 1 quart (qt)
1 in = 2.54 cm
366 da
Divide
4 cups (c)

25. Rules For Significant Digits
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
1.61 km
365 days (da)*
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

26. hectogram
'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
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
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.
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

27. 1 quart (qt)
3.79 L
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
2 pints (p)
Are always significant

28. 1 in
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
2.54 cm

29. gram

Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters
G 1

30. To convert grams to ounces
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
M 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
G 1

31. To add mixed fractions
2000 pounds (lb)
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.

Centimeter

32. 1 pint (pt)
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
1 mi = 1.61 km
29.57 mL
2 cups (c)

33. kilo
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
12 months (mo)
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).

34. A centimeter is
1
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
1/10th of a meter.
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

35. 1 hour (hr)
7 days (da)
60 minutes (min)
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 kilograms 2.2

36. Adding inches
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.
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

37. Multiplying Metric Units

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38. Convert 3 gallons to quarts.
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
52
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Multiply

39. To convert liters to gallons
3 ft.
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
29.57 mL

40. decimeter
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
(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 unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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).

41. kilogram
3 ft.
Are not significant
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1

42. To subtract fractions that have a common denominator
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).
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

43. 1 ft.
12 in.
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
Are always significant

44. To add fractions that do not have a common denominator
1
1 gal = 3.79 L
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.
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

45. To convert kilograms to pounds
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.
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
Are not significant
16 ounces (oz)

46. Digits from 1-9
Are always significant
1 mi = 1.61 km
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
Are not significant

47. 1 cup (c)
Liter
(1/1000th of a gram)
Multiply
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)

48. To convert fluid ounces to milliliters
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
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57

49. Converting bigger units to smaller units is going to smaller units and means going to bigger numbers
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.
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
3.28 ft
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

50. To convert milliliters to fluid ounces
1 mi = 1.61 km
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
12 months (mo)