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Additional Symbols
Table of Customary Measures
±
a · b, ab or a(b) ⎢-5
%
π
f(x)
an
an
(x, y) x:y
{ }
√x
plus or minus
a times b
the absolute value of -5
percent
pi, π ≈ 3.14, or π ≈ _22 7
function notation: f of x a to nth power
nth term of a sequence ordered pair
Length
1 mile (mi) = 5280 feet (ft) 1 mile = 1760 yards (yd) 1 yard = 3 feet
1 yard = 36 inches (in.)
1 foot = 12 inches Capacity and Volume
ratio of x to y, or _x
y 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
set braces
nonnegative square root
of x
1 quart = 2 pints (pt)
1 pint = 2 cups (c)
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
Weight
1 ton = 2000 pounds (lb) 1 pound = 16 ounces (oz)
Customary and Metric Measures
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 1 yard ≈ 0.9 meters
1 mile ≈ 1.6 kilometers
Time
1 year = 365 days
1 year = 12 months
1 month ≈ 4 weeks
1 year = 52 weeks
1 week = 7 days
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes (min) 1 minute = 60 seconds (s)
Table of Metric Measures
Length
1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m) 1 meter = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters (mm)
Capacity and Volume
1 liter (L) = 1000 milliliters (mL) Mass
1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 1 gram = 1000 milligrams (mg)
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