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| A skill in which problem solving is leaned from. |
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1.The answer to the problem.
2.What you are trying to find. |
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| The answer to a problem should always be expressed to the correct number significant figures. |
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| Where approtiate the answer should be written in standard form or Standard notation. |
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| Its important to check your work. |
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| a ratio of two equal measurements will equal one. |
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| a problem where you are asked to express a given measurement in a different unit. |
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| When a measurement is multiplied by a conversion factor, the value of the measurement _______ |
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| Uses units that are part of the measurements, and are used to help solve the problem. |
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| The form of the conversion factor that is used is the one in which the unit of the ______ is in the denominator. |
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| A ratio of equivalent measurements is called a _____ |
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| Liters [ex. express 150mL in liters] |
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| The unknown is a number of LITERS. |
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| The known is________ [ex. express 150mL in liters] |
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| T/F The expression relating Liters and 150mL is 1000mL=1L |
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| In multi step problems it is important to check that the numerator and ______ of each conversion factor are equivalent. |
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| Cancel out and must be equal. |
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| ST/NT/AT? All th information needed to solve a word problem will be given in the problem. |
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| ST/NT/AT? All the information given in a word problem will be used in the solution of that problem. |
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| The units of a conversion factor must cancel. |
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| ST/NT/AT? Once the solution to a conversion problem is set up, the next step is to do the arithmetic. |
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| NT The next step is to cancel out the units. |
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| ST/NT/AT? The first step in solving a problem is to identify the unknown. |
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| ST/NT/AT? Conversion factors are written so that the unit of the known is in the denominator. |
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| ST/NT/AT? If density=mass/volume, then mass=density/volume |
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| NT m=dxv (remember formula triangle :] ) |
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| ST/NT/AT? Answers to problems are given in standard exponential form. |
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| ST/NT/AT? When two measurements are equal, a ratio of these two measurements will equal unity. |
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| What is the conversion factor?: Years to days |
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| What is the conversion factor?:liters to cubic decimeters |
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| What is the conversion factor?:Milligrams to grams |
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| What is the conversion factor?:minutes to hours |
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| What is the conversion factor?:grams to kilograms |
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| What is the conversion factor?:minutes to hours |
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| Conversion factor:grams to kilograms |
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| to the lowest of the two values. 1 goes to the greatest value. So if grams and Kilograms are being compared it will be 1k/e^3g because kilograms are greater than grams. |
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