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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
(dam) 10 meters
(m) 1 meter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.946 L

2. Hectometer
1.6 km
C = 5(F-32)/9
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
(hm) 100 meters

3. Yard
1.1 yd
0.946 L
0.914 m
3 ft

4. 1 foot (ft)
(m) 1 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
12 inches (in.)
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

5. Kilometer
0.914 m
1/144 ft^2
1 dekameter 10 meters
0.62 mi

6. Dekameter
0.946 L
(dam) 10 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

7. Foot

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8. 1 inch
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
2.54 centimeters

9. Inch
2.54 cm
1 dekameter 10 meters
(dam) 10 meters
0.4 in.

10. Degree Fahrenheit
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1/9 yd^2
F 9C/5 + 32
12 inches (in.)

11. Hectometer
1 hectometer 100 meters
1.6 km
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/144 ft^2

12. 1 mile (mi)
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
5280 ft
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
2.54 cm

13. 1 yard (yd)
3 ft
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.62 mi
(hm) 100 meters

14. Meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Fractions that equal 1
1/9 yd^2
1 dekameter 10 meters

15. Liter
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 dekameter 10 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.06 qt

16. 1 acre
0.62 mi
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
The basic unit of length in the metric system
4840 yd^2

17. Kilometer
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.6 km
1 kilometer 1000 meters
(m) 1 meter

18. Dekameter
1/9 yd^2
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 dekameter 10 meters
3 ft

19. Meter
Fractions that equal 1
(hm) 100 meters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.1 yd

20. Decimeter
C = 5(F-32)/9
5280 ft
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

21. To change from one unit to another
The basic unit of length in the metric system
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.914 m

22. Two components of unit measurement
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
(hm) 100 meters
(dam) 10 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

23. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
2.54 cm
4840 yd^2
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

24. 1 ft ^2
0.914 m
(hm) 100 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1/9 yd^2

25. 1 hectare
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
12 inches (in.)
1.06 qt

26. Centimeter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1 hectometer 100 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

27. Unit fractions
Fractions that equal 1
12 inches (in.)
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

28. Yard

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29. Degree Celsius
0.62 mi
4840 yd^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
C = 5(F-32)/9

30. Centimeter
5280 ft
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.4 in.
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

31. Quart
1.6 km
1/9 yd^2
0.946 L
(km) 1000 meters

32. Units
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
2.54 centimeters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
F 9C/5 + 32

33. Liter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
F 9C/5 + 32
1.06 qt
1/144 ft^2

34. Mile
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1.6 km
5280 ft
Fractions that equal 1

35. Kilometer
1.06 qt
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(km) 1000 meters
2.54 centimeters

36. Millimeter
0.946 L
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
F 9C/5 + 32
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

37. 1 in. ^2
1 hectometer 100 meters
1/144 ft^2
(km) 1000 meters
(dam) 10 meters