Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Measurement

Use this information to help with homework:

Length

Customary (US)
Metric
1 foot = 12 inches
10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)
3 feet = 36 inches = 1 yard
10 cm= 1 decimeter (dm) = 100 mm
1 mile = 5,280 feet
1,000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)



Weight

Customary (US)
Metric
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces
1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)
2,000 lbs = 1 ton
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram (kg)




Capacity

Customary (US)
Metric
8 ounces (oz) = 1 cup (c)
1,000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)
2 cups = 1 pint (pt)
1,000 Liters = 1 kiloliter (kL)
2 pints = 1 quart (qt)

4 quarts = 1 gallon



Thursday, February 9, 2012

Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Ungrouping

Don't let ungrouping scare you!  Ungrouping is simply changing the form of the same number.  It is similar to getting change for a $10 bill.  If you owe someone $4, but all you have is a $10 bill, you will need to break your bill by changing the form to a $5 and 5 $1 bills.  You still have $10, it's just in a different form.  Now you can give the person you owe $4.  Click on the link below to see an example.



Adding Mixed Numbers

When working with fractions, it is important to always remember to simplify, or reduce, fractions to the lowest term.  Click on the link to view an example.