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Imperial units of measurement

Imperial units of measurement

Course modified date: 5 Jun 2022

Learn about solving problems with imperial units of measurement. This course is ideal for beginners.

Introduction 

Identifying a key word in a problem is a good indication of what type of mathematical operation is appropriate.
The following key words are often used in questions and refer to a mathematical operation:

  • The key words added to, increased by, both, more than, combined, plus, together, sum, total of refer to addition
  • The key words decreased by, minus, difference, take away, less, remaining, between, fewer than, less than refer to subtraction
  • The key words Divided, per, out of, half, quarter, ratio, percent, split refer to division

  • The key words times, multiplied by, twice, triple, increased/decreased by a factor refer to multiplication

You will learn 
  1. Follow a problem solving technique for a range of problems
  2. Use the imperial units for length, weight and capacity and their conversations correctly
  3. Analyse the information given in a problem
  4. Solve the problem using the correct units


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