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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. 1 acre
1/144 ft^2
F 9C/5 + 32
4840 yd^2
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

2. 1 mile (mi)
C = 5(F-32)/9
5280 ft
1.06 qt
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

3. Inch
2.54 cm
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1.1 yd

4. Foot

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5. Kilometer
0.62 mi
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
3 ft
4840 yd^2

6. Degree Celsius
0.62 mi
0.946 L
C = 5(F-32)/9
12 inches (in.)

7. To change from one unit to another
Fractions that equal 1
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

8. Degree Fahrenheit
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 kilometer 1000 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

9. meter
(m) 1 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
0.946 L

10. 1 foot (ft)
12 inches (in.)
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.1 yd
1 kilometer 1000 meters

11. Meter
Fractions that equal 1
3 ft
2.54 cm
1.1 yd

12. Millimeter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
Fractions that equal 1
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1.06 qt

13. Hectometer
1.6 km
(hm) 100 meters
0.4 in.
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

14. 1 hectare
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

15. Units
5280 ft
F 9C/5 + 32
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

16. Kilometer
(dam) 10 meters
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
(km) 1000 meters

17. 1 yard (yd)
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
3 ft
4840 yd^2
5280 ft

18. Decimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Fractions that equal 1
0.62 mi
1.1 yd

19. Liter
3 ft
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
2.54 cm

20. Hectometer
1 hectometer 100 meters
(hm) 100 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.62 mi

21. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
(hm) 100 meters
2.54 centimeters
1 dekameter 10 meters

22. 1 ft ^2
12 inches (in.)
1/9 yd^2
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 dekameter 10 meters

23. 1 inch
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.914 m
Fractions that equal 1

24. Quart
2.54 centimeters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
0.946 L
2.54 cm

25. Yard
0.4 in.
0.914 m
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

26. Yard

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27. Centimeter
F 9C/5 + 32
1.06 qt
Fractions that equal 1
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

28. Meter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
2.54 centimeters
1.6 km
The basic unit of length in the metric system

29. Mile
1.6 km
1/144 ft^2
1 dekameter 10 meters
4840 yd^2

30. Unit fractions
1 dekameter 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
Fractions that equal 1
0.946 L

31. Liter
2.54 centimeters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.06 qt

32. Two components of unit measurement
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.914 m
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

33. Centimeter
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Fractions that equal 1
0.4 in.

34. Inch
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
2.54 cm

35. Kilometer
1/144 ft^2
1 kilometer 1000 meters
2.54 cm
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

36. 1 in. ^2
1 kilometer 1000 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
1/144 ft^2
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

37. Dekameter
F 9C/5 + 32
Fractions that equal 1
2.54 cm
1 dekameter 10 meters