How To Convert Units of Length from the Customary System to the Metric System and Back [electronic resource] / Darrell L. Gentry and Robert L. Kennedy.

After an introduction including a brief history of measurement, conversion of units within the customary system, within the metric system, and from customary to metric and vice versa are discussed. A fraction/multiplication system is introduced to teach correct alignment of units of measurement and...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Gentry, Darrell L.
Other Authors:	Kennedy, Robert L.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:	Algorithms. Elementary School Mathematics. Elementary Secondary Education. Fractions. Mathematics Curriculum. Mathematics Education. Mathematics Instruction. Measurement. Metric System. Multiplication. Secondary School Mathematics.