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CLEP General Mathematics: Measurement And The Metric System

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Answer 37 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Meter
1.1 yd
1/9 yd^2
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters

2. Two components of unit measurement
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
2.54 centimeters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

3. Dekameter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
(dam) 10 meters
0.946 L
4840 yd^2

4. Degree Celsius
F 9C/5 + 32
C = 5(F-32)/9
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
(hm) 100 meters

5. 1 foot (ft)
1.1 yd
1 dekameter 10 meters
(dam) 10 meters
12 inches (in.)

6. 1 in. ^2
0.946 L
2.54 centimeters
1/144 ft^2
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

7. 1 ft ^2
1/9 yd^2
12 inches (in.)
Fractions that equal 1
1.1 yd

8. Yard

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9. Kilometer
3 ft
12 inches (in.)
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 kilometer 1000 meters

10. To change from one unit to another
(dam) 10 meters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
3 ft
1 hectometer 100 meters

11. Kilometer
(km) 1000 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
Fractions that equal 1
0.62 mi

12. Kilometer
0.914 m
(km) 1000 meters
0.946 L
(dam) 10 meters

13. Units
2.54 centimeters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

14. Dekameter
2.54 cm
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1 dekameter 10 meters

15. 1 hectare
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
2.54 cm
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

16. 1 acre
0.4 in.
4840 yd^2
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

17. meter
F 9C/5 + 32
1 dekameter 10 meters
1.6 km
(m) 1 meter

18. Decimeter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

19. Millimeter
1/144 ft^2
Fractions that equal 1
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

20. Meter
(dam) 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
The basic unit of length in the metric system
F 9C/5 + 32

21. Inch
2.54 centimeters
1 dekameter 10 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

22. Centimeter
1 hectometer 100 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

23. Degree Fahrenheit
1/9 yd^2
(dam) 10 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
1 kilometer 1000 meters

24. Hectometer
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(hm) 100 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

25. Centimeter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
4840 yd^2
0.4 in.

26. Yard
0.914 m
(dam) 10 meters
0.946 L
1.6 km

27. Mile
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.6 km

28. Foot

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29. Unit fractions
1 hectometer 100 meters
(hm) 100 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
Fractions that equal 1

30. Hectometer
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
1/144 ft^2

31. Liter
0.914 m
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
(m) 1 meter
0.62 mi

32. Inch
1 hectometer 100 meters
2.54 cm
0.4 in.
The basic unit of length in the metric system

33. 1 yard (yd)
2.54 centimeters
3 ft
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1/144 ft^2

34. Quart
0.946 L
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Fractions that equal 1

35. Liter
Fractions that equal 1
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.06 qt
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

36. 1 inch
12 inches (in.)
2.54 centimeters
(dam) 10 meters
(m) 1 meter

37. 1 mile (mi)
(hm) 100 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
5280 ft
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit