Basic Mathematics for College Students

21. What unit does each abbreviation represent?

a. lb b.oz

c. floz

22. What unit does each abbreviation represent?

a. qt b.c

c. pt

Complete each solution.

23. Convert 2 yards to inches.


24. Convert 24 pints to quarts.


25. Convert 1 ton to ounces.


26. Convert 37,440 minutes to days.

Refer to the given ruler to answer each question.See Example 1.

27. a. Each inch is divided into how many equal parts?

b. Determine which measurements the arrows point

to on the ruler.

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Inches

GUIDED PRACTICE

 days



37,440

60  24

37,440 min  37,440 min

1 hr

min



1 day

hr

 oz

 1 2,000 16

1 ton 

1 ton

1



lb

1 ton



oz

1 lb

 qt



24

1



1

2

24 pt 

24 pt

1



1 qt

pt

 in.

 2  36

2 yd 

2 yd

1



in.

1 yd

NOTATION 28. Find the length of the needle.

Refer to the given ruler to answer each question.See Example 2.

29. a. Each inch is divided into how many equal
    parts?
    b. Determine which measurements the arrows point
    to on the ruler.


30. Find the length of the bolt.

Use a ruler scaled in sixteenths of an inch to measure each

object.See Example 2.

31. The width of a dollar bill


32. The length of a dollar bill


33. The length (top to bottom) of this page


34. The length of the word as printed here:
    supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Perform each conversion.See Example 3.

35. 4 yards to feet 36. 6 yards to feet


36. 35 yards to feet 38. 33 yards to feet

Perform each conversion.See Example 4.

39. feet to inches 40. feet to inches


40. feet to inches 42. 6 feet to inches

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5

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