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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. Centimeter
2.54 cm
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
3 ft
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

2. Dekameter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
(dam) 10 meters
0.946 L
(hm) 100 meters

3. Units
1 hectometer 100 meters
0.62 mi
0.946 L
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

4. 1 acre
4840 yd^2
2.54 centimeters
1.06 qt
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

5. Hectometer
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1/9 yd^2
12 inches (in.)
1 hectometer 100 meters

6. Meter
1/144 ft^2
1.1 yd
1.6 km
1 kilometer 1000 meters

7. Yard

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8. Foot

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9. 1 foot (ft)
12 inches (in.)
The basic unit of length in the metric system
0.4 in.
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

10. 1 in. ^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
5280 ft
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1/144 ft^2

11. Hectometer
5280 ft
(km) 1000 meters
(hm) 100 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

12. Inch
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
5280 ft
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

13. Decimeter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Fractions that equal 1
0.62 mi
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

14. Inch
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
0.946 L
2.54 cm
1.06 qt

15. Unit fractions
3 ft
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
4840 yd^2
Fractions that equal 1

16. 1 hectare
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1/144 ft^2
(dam) 10 meters

17. Dekameter
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system

18. 1 mile (mi)
5280 ft
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.946 L
1 hectometer 100 meters

19. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
Fractions that equal 1
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 hectometer 100 meters

20. 1 ft ^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1/9 yd^2
4840 yd^2

21. Centimeter
(m) 1 meter
0.4 in.
C = 5(F-32)/9
2.54 centimeters

22. Degree Celsius
F 9C/5 + 32
1 kilometer 1000 meters
(km) 1000 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

23. Millimeter
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1/9 yd^2
12 inches (in.)
0.946 L

24. Kilometer
0.4 in.
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
0.62 mi
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

25. Liter
1.06 qt
F 9C/5 + 32
12 inches (in.)
1 dekameter 10 meters

26. Kilometer
(m) 1 meter
C = 5(F-32)/9
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
(km) 1000 meters

27. Yard
3 ft
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.914 m

28. Kilometer
1 kilometer 1000 meters
(dam) 10 meters
1/9 yd^2
(m) 1 meter

29. Quart
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(m) 1 meter
0.4 in.
0.946 L

30. Liter
0.62 mi
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
(km) 1000 meters

31. meter
1/9 yd^2
The basic unit of length in the metric system
(m) 1 meter
1 hectometer 100 meters

32. Two components of unit measurement
1 hectometer 100 meters
1/9 yd^2
4840 yd^2
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

33. Mile
(m) 1 meter
12 inches (in.)
1.6 km
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

34. 1 inch
F 9C/5 + 32
The basic unit of length in the metric system
2.54 centimeters
1 kilometer 1000 meters

35. To change from one unit to another
F 9C/5 + 32
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/9 yd^2
2.54 cm

36. 1 yard (yd)
1.06 qt
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
F 9C/5 + 32
3 ft

37. Meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1.1 yd
C = 5(F-32)/9