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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. The most common capacity conversions are between...
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Meter
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

2. The next-smaller unit from the meter is the
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.
Centimeter
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
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

3. 1 mi
Are not significant
1.61 km
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. To convert liters to gallons
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
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).
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.
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

5. Digits from 1-9
Are always significant
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
10 meters.
Kilogram (1000 grams)

6. micrometer

Division
4 quarts (qt)
366 da

7. What is the difference between weight and mass?
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
1 mi = 1.61 km
A body has weight only when it is in a force field

8. decigram
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).
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

9. Converting bigger units to smaller units is going to smaller units and means going to bigger numbers
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
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
365 days (da)*
12 in.

10. 1 hour (hr)
Division
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
60 minutes (min)
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.

11. The next-larger unit from the meter is the
Decimeter
24 hours (hr)
Multiply
Centimeter

12. To convert feet to meters
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
2.54 cm
4 quarts (qt)

13. To add fractions that do not have a common denominator
Multiply
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
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.
2000 pounds (lb)

14. The same denominator
3.28 ft
16 ounces (oz)
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)

15. 1 fl. oz
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
29.57 mL
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

16. metric ton
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
Are not significant
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1

17. To convert miles to kilometers
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
5280 ft.
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).
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61

18. 1 in
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
2.54 cm
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Are not significant

19. microgram
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28

Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

20. Convert 3 gallons to quarts.
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
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
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
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

21. US Customary units of length
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
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.
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
G 1

22. Gallons and Liters
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
2 pints (p)
1 gal = 3.79 L

23. To convert gallons to liters
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
Are always significant
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL

24. A centimeter is
1/10th of a meter.
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
16 ounces (oz)
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1

25. decimeter
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

26. deciliter
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

27. centiliter
Kilogram (1000 grams)
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57

Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100

28. hectometer
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
You can add fractions only when they have

29. The U.S. Customary System
Divide the number of milliliters 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.
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
(da) 10 (ten)

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

31. Metric Measures of Mass and Weight
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).
'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
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
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

32. 1 gal
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
3.79 L
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1

33. Adding Proper Fractions That Do Not Have a Common Denominator
1/10th of a 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.
16 ounces (oz)
3 ft.

34. Adding inches
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
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.
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)

35. Younches and Centimeters
1 in = 2.54 cm
Convert the mixed fractions to improper fractions. Add the resulting fractions.
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.
52

36. 1 year (yr)
365 days (da)*
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
24 hours (hr)

37. 1 m
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
3.28 ft
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
24 hours (hr)

38. 1 year (yr)
12 months (mo)
3 ft.
(1/1000th of a gram)
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by

39. Multiplying Metric Units

40. To convert meters to feet
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
(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'.
G 1

41. Cancelling units

42. deca
M 1
(da) 10 (ten)
3.79 L
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).

43. The most common larger unit of mass is the
Kilogram (1000 grams)
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.
(1/1000th of a gram)
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

44. kiloliter
Divide
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
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.

45. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
60 seconds (sec)
Are significant
(h) 100 (hundred)

46. kilogram
60 minutes (min)
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Are not significant

47. 1 quart (qt)
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
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
4 cups (c)

48. The Same Denominator
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
You can add fractions only when they have
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)

49. hecto
(h) 100 (hundred)
1.61 km
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61

50. 1 mi.
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
You can add fractions only when they have
5280 ft.
Are not significant