CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. To convert ounces to grams
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
(da) 10 (ten)
(h) 100 (hundred)
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35


2. 1 week (wk)

Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
5280 ft.
7 days (da)


3. kilo
Going to smaller units mean going to bigger numbers - so multiply - going to bigger units mean going to smaller numbers - so divide
A body has weight only when it is in a force field
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
5280 ft.


4. 1 year (yr)
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
12 months (mo)
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1


5. milligram
(1/1000th of a gram)
(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'.
12 in.
Multiply


6. microgram

Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
29.57 mL
Centimeter


7. Fluid Ounces and Milliliters
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
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 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35


8. 1 m
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
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
3.28 ft


9. To convert gallons to liters

DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
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
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79


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

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11. 1 year (yr)
365 days (da)*
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have
G 1
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)


12. > to <
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 kilograms 2.2
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
Multiply


13. meter

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14. 1 ft.
12 in.

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 ounces by 28.35


15. 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).
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
1 gal = 3.79 L


16. The number of days in a month varies between
Liter
28 and 31
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
1 m = 3.28 ft


17. Converting smaller units into bigger units is going to bigger units and means going to smaller numbers. Like Converting 7 -920 yards to miles!
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
4 quarts (qt)
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
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000


18. 1 quart (qt)
2 pints (p)
Liter
Multiply
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61


19. To convert kilometers to miles
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61
1 mi = 1.61 km
Are always significant
Meter


20. The Metric System
4 quarts (qt)
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
Are significant
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


21. Feet and Meters
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Decimeter
1 m = 3.28 ft
2 pints (p)


22. Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders)
1 mi = 1.61 km
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
Are not significant
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28


23. Miles and Kilometers
1 mi = 1.61 km
10 meters.
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
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100


24. A decimeter
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
10 meters.
366 da
365 days (da)*


25. milliliter
Multiply the number of fluid ounces by 29.57
(k) 1 -000 (thousand)
Gram (g)
Ml 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000


26. milli
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
60 minutes (min)


27. 1 quart (qt)
4 cups (c)
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
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)


28. Digits from 1-9
(h) 100 (hundred)
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.
Are always significant
5280 ft.


29. Converting bigger unit to smaller unit
Divide the number of feet by 3.28
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
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).
Multiply


30. Converting bigger units to smaller units is going to smaller units and means going to bigger numbers
Multiply the number of kilograms 2.2
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

(h) 100 (hundred)


31. kiloliter
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1/10th of a meter.
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100


32. liter
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
Divide
1
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100


33. dekaliter
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
Division
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100


34. The basic metric unit for mass (or weight) is the
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.
Gram (g)
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
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.


35. To convert centimeters to inches
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
(1/1000th of a gram)
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)


36. 80 miles/hr to Meters/second

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37. Every 4th year is a leap year. That year - 1 yr
366 da
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
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
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79


38. Zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit
Are significant
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.
Are always 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.


39. metric ton
T 10^6 or 1 -000 -000 or 1 -000 -000/1
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
2.54 cm
Multiply


40. The most common larger unit of mass is the
60 seconds (sec)
Kilogram (1000 grams)
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters


41. hectometer
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100


42. Small units to Big unit
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by
10 meters.


43. To convert some number of millimeters to inches

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44. To subtract fractions that do not have a common denominator
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
2 pints (p)
Find a suitable common denominator for the fractions - Expand the fractions to have the common denominator and Subtract the fractions.
Kilogram (1000 grams)


45. Multiplying Metric Units

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46. To subtract fractions that have a common denominator
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.
Liter
10 meters.


47. 1 day (da)
12 in.
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Are not significant
24 hours (hr)


48. To convert inches to centimeters
(da) 10 (ten)
Multiply
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
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


49. Cancelling units

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50. Gallons and Liters
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 gal = 3.79 L
(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'.
Are not significant