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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. To convert grams to ounces
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
29.57 mL
(h) 100 (hundred)

2. To convert between units
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
Are always significant
A body has weight only when it is in a force field

3. Feet and Meters
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.
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
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
1 m = 3.28 ft

4. Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders)
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.
Are not significant
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.

5. meter

6. 1 in
2.54 cm
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
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
5280 ft.

7. 80 miles/hr to Meters/second

8. Younches and Centimeters
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1 in = 2.54 cm
Gram (g)

9. A centimeter is
Centimeter
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
1/10th of a meter.
1 m = 3.28 ft

10. To convert inches to centimeters
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
3.28 ft
12 in.

11. Small units to Big unit
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
Centimeter
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
3.28 ft

12. centiliter
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
4 quarts (qt)
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
M 1

13. Miles and Kilometers
1 m = 3.28 ft
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
1 mi = 1.61 km
7 days (da)

14. Converting smaller units into larger unit
12 months (mo)
Divide
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
7 days (da)

15. Rules For Significant Digits
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
4 quarts (qt)
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.
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

16. 1 mi
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
1.61 km
60 seconds (sec)
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

17. centimeter
Liter
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
Decimeter

18. To convert kilometers to miles
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
12 months (mo)
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

19. To convert meters to feet
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
3 ft.
Are always significant
1/10th of a meter.

20. 1 yd.
365 days (da)*
3 ft.
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

21. To subtract fractions that do not have a common denominator
2 pints (p)
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
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
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2

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

23. To add fractions that have a common - or same - denominator
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
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
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
2 pints (p)

24. To convert fluid ounces to milliliters
2000 pounds (lb)
(1/1000th of a gram)
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10

25. The number of days in a month varies between
5280 ft.
28 and 31
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by

26. What is the difference between weight and mass?
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
Are always significant
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

27. To convert gallons to liters
10 meters.
Are not significant
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
Are always significant

28. kilogram
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
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.
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)

29. 1 quart (qt)
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
366 da
'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
4 cups (c)

30. 1 gal
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
12 in.
3.79 L
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57

31. microgram
Division
1 mi = 1.61 km
28 and 31

32. Multiplying Metric Units

33. hectogram

2 cups (c)
1.61 km
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

34. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
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
Are significant
Are always significant
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

35. Converting bigger unit to smaller unit
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #
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
29.57 mL

36. millimeter
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
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.
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

37. ft. to in.
Are not significant
16 ounces (oz)
1 gal = 3.79 L
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.

38. To convert centimeters to inches
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

39. decigram
2.54 cm
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
366 da
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1

40. Convert 3 gallons to quarts.
1 m = 3.28 ft
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
Liter
(h) 100 (hundred)

41. 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.
Meter
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28

42. meter
M 1
(1/1000th of a gram)
12 months (mo)
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

43. The most common unit that is smaller than a gram is the
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79

44. Cancelling units

45. The next-smaller unit from the meter is the
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
Kilogram (1000 grams)
366 da
Centimeter

46. Metric Measures of Capacity
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
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
Are significant
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

47. milligram
Decimeter
Divide
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2

48. 1 minute (min)
Dl 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
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
60 seconds (sec)

49. To convert miles to kilometers
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35

50. To convert liters to gallons
Meter
7 days (da)
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.