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CLEP General Mathematics: Unit Conversion

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1. microgram
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
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.

2. To convert gallons to liters
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79
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.
Hl 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10

3. decimeter
10 meters.
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)
Dm 10^-1 or 0.1 or 1/10
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.

4. 1 hour (hr)
8 fluid ounces (fl. oz)

10 meters.
60 minutes (min)

5. centimeter
Meter
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
2 pints (p)

6. hectometer
3.28 ft
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
12 in.
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1

7. 1 ft.
1.61 km
12 in.
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.

8. liter
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
Km 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
1
2 cups (c)

9. < into >
Division
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
4 quarts (qt)

10. ft. to in.
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
Dg 10^-1 or 0.10 or 1/10
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54

11. 80 miles/hr to Meters/second

12. microliter
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Divide the number of kilometers by 1.61

Divide

13. The number of days in a month varies between
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.
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.
28 and 31
G 1

14. milligram
(1/1000th of a gram)
10 meters.

4 quarts (qt)

15. > to <
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.
1
Multiply
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers

16. millimeter
Mm 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
Are always significant
4 cups (c)
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.

17. A decimeter
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
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
Add the numerators to get the numerator for the sum. Assign the common denominator to the sum. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
10 meters.

18. 1 yd.
3 ft.
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
1 gal = 3.79 L
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.

19. milligram
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000

20. decameter
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61
Dam 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
12 months (mo)

21. To convert centimeters to inches
Divide the number of centimeters by 2.54
5280 ft.
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters
29.57 mL

22. 1 quart (qt)
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
16 ounces (oz)
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

23. To convert miles to kilometers
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
4 cups (c)
Divide the number of milliliters by 29.57
Multiply the number of miles by 1.61

24. Fractions of an inch
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
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
Multiply the number of gallons by 3.79

25. Metric Measures of Mass and Weight
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
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
1 gal = 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).

26. The Metric System
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
Subtract the numerators to get the numerator of the difference. Assign the common denominator to the difference. Reduce or simplify the result as necessary.
Multiply the number of pounds by 0.4536
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

27. to convert yards to meters - but you don't happen to know the conversion factors for yards and meters
'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
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.
2.54 cm
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers

28. To convert grams to ounces
Multiply the number of grams by 0.035.
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.
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35

29. The most common capacity conversions are between...
1.61 km
Dal 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
Fluid ounces and milliliters - Gallons and liters

30. dekagram
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
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.
Dag 10^1 or 10 or 10/1
3.28 ft

31. hectogram
Multiply the number of meters by 3.28
Hg 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's
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.

32. 1 ton (T)
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
2000 pounds (lb)
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
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.

33. Big unit to Small unit
(h) 100 (hundred)
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
Multiply the number of inches by 2.54
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #

34. milli
(m) 0.001 (thousandth)
DivideSmall # * 1 Big # / Small # Constant = Small # (1 Big #) / Small # Constant
365 days (da)*
G 1

35. To convert some number of millimeters to inches

36. kilogram
1 fl. oz = 29.57 mL
Kg 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
Division
Move the redix the the right by number of 0's

37. To convert feet to meters
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
You can add fractions only when they have
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Divide the number of feet by 3.28

38. To convert liters to gallons
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.
1 mi = 1.61 km
Sixteenths - 1/16 + 15/16 = 1 in.
Divide the number of liters by 3.79

39. The U.S. Customary System
Younches and centimeters - Feet and meters - Miles and kilometers
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.
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
3.79 L

40. Cancelling units

41. centiliter
Cm 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
60 minutes (min)
Cl 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
Just as you can only add fractions that have the same denominator - you can only subtract fractions that have

42. deci
Multiply
Milligram (1/1000th of a gram)
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
(d) 0.1 (tenth)

43. 1 in
(c) 0.01 (hundredth)
Divide the number of liters by 3.79
Kl 10^3 or 1 -000 or 1 -000/1
2.54 cm

44. 1 minute (min)
7 days (da)
12 months (mo)
'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
60 seconds (sec)

45. 1 year (yr)
(h) 100 (hundred)
365 days (da)*
(1/1000th of a gram)
#ft. * 12 in./1 ft. = #(12) in.

46. 1 pint (pt)
The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme Younternational d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Centimeter
Cg 10^-2 or 0.01 or 1/100
2 cups (c)

47. To convert ounces to grams
Are always significant
Multiply the number of ounces by 28.35
Multiply Big # Small # / 1 Big # = (Big Small) # / 1 = BigSmall #
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

48. hecto
(h) 100 (hundred)
16 ounces (oz)
Hm 10^2 or 100 or 100/1
60 minutes (min)

49. Miles and Kilometers
1 mi = 1.61 km
1 in = 2.54 cm
Mg 10^-3 or 0.001 or 1/1 -000
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.

50. Younches and Centimeters
Centimeter

1 in = 2.54 cm
Move the redix to the left as many 0's as being multiplied by