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Mixed Units of Measurement in the US System
A quantity expressed in mixed units uses more than one unit of the same type simultaneously, such as feet inches, hours minutes, or pound ounces. Working with mixed US units involves several key skills:
Converting to a single unit: To express a mixed measurement in only the smaller unit, convert the larger-unit portion using the appropriate conversion factor and add the result to the smaller-unit portion. For example, ft in. inches.
Converting to mixed units: To express a single-unit measurement in mixed form, divide by the conversion factor. The quotient gives the larger unit and the remainder gives the smaller unit. For example, in. remainder , so in. ft in.
Arithmetic with mixed units: When performing arithmetic on mixed-unit quantities, operate on each unit separately, then simplify by carrying over whenever the smaller unit meets or exceeds one full larger unit.
- Adding or subtracting: Combine like units (ounces with ounces, pounds with pounds), then convert and carry over if needed.
- Multiplying: Multiply each unit component by the whole-number factor independently, then carry over and recombine.
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A warehouse logistics coordinator is updating an inventory manifest. A roll of industrial cable is measured as a total of 210 inches. To record this length in 'mixed units' (feet and inches) for the official report, the coordinator must follow a specific conversion procedure. Arrange the following steps in the correct order to complete this conversion.
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