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CLEP General Mathematics: Measurement And The Metric System

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1. Unit fractions
4840 yd^2
1 hectometer 100 meters
Fractions that equal 1
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

2. To change from one unit to another
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
2.54 cm
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(m) 1 meter

3. 1 in. ^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
3 ft
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1/144 ft^2

4. 1 ft ^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.62 mi
(km) 1000 meters
1/9 yd^2

5. Yard

6. Mile
(dam) 10 meters
3 ft
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1.6 km

7. Kilometer
1.1 yd
(km) 1000 meters
0.946 L
(m) 1 meter

8. Hectometer
(hm) 100 meters
1.06 qt
0.946 L
(m) 1 meter

9. 1 hectare
1 dekameter 10 meters
(km) 1000 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1.06 qt

10. 1 acre
4840 yd^2
F 9C/5 + 32
0.4 in.
2.54 cm

11. meter
(m) 1 meter
(dam) 10 meters
1 dekameter 10 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

12. 1 inch
1 dekameter 10 meters
2.54 centimeters
0.946 L
1.6 km

13. Meter
1/9 yd^2
1.1 yd
The basic unit of length in the metric system
(m) 1 meter

14. Centimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
0.914 m
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

15. Kilometer
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
0.62 mi
0.4 in.
0.946 L

16. 1 yard (yd)
1 hectometer 100 meters
3 ft
0.62 mi
1.6 km

17. 1 foot (ft)
0.946 L
1/144 ft^2
The basic unit of length in the metric system
12 inches (in.)

18. Degree Fahrenheit
C = 5(F-32)/9
(km) 1000 meters
0.62 mi
F 9C/5 + 32

19. Foot

20. Centimeter
1 dekameter 10 meters
1/9 yd^2
0.4 in.
(m) 1 meter

21. Quart
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.946 L
1 hectometer 100 meters
(dam) 10 meters

22. Hectometer
1/144 ft^2
1 hectometer 100 meters
0.946 L
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

23. Inch
0.62 mi
(m) 1 meter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
2.54 cm

24. Liter
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
(km) 1000 meters

25. Kilometer
0.4 in.
2.54 centimeters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system

26. Millimeter
1/144 ft^2
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.62 mi

27. Yard
(m) 1 meter
0.914 m
1.1 yd
5280 ft

28. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
Fractions that equal 1
1.6 km
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

29. Decimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
2.54 centimeters
(m) 1 meter
1.06 qt

30. Units
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
2.54 cm
C = 5(F-32)/9
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

31. Degree Celsius
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
Fractions that equal 1
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.946 L

32. Two components of unit measurement
5280 ft
1/144 ft^2
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

33. 1 mile (mi)
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
5280 ft
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
12 inches (in.)

34. Liter
(dam) 10 meters
3 ft
1 hectometer 100 meters
1.06 qt

35. Meter
2.54 centimeters
0.946 L
The basic unit of length in the metric system
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

36. Dekameter
0.946 L
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 dekameter 10 meters
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

37. Inch
Fractions that equal 1
(km) 1000 meters
(hm) 100 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot