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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 ft ^2
0.914 m
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1/9 yd^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

2. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
C = 5(F-32)/9
(km) 1000 meters

3. 1 acre
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
4840 yd^2
(hm) 100 meters

4. Inch
2.54 cm
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(m) 1 meter
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

5. Dekameter
12 inches (in.)
1 dekameter 10 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
3 ft

6. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1/9 yd^2
1.6 km
5280 ft

7. Hectometer
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 kilometer 1000 meters
(hm) 100 meters
1.6 km

8. meter
1 hectometer 100 meters
(m) 1 meter
F 9C/5 + 32
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

9. 1 foot (ft)
1.1 yd
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
5280 ft
12 inches (in.)

10. Meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
0.62 mi
0.946 L
1/144 ft^2

11. Degree Celsius
(dam) 10 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.914 m

12. Liter
1.6 km
5280 ft
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
C = 5(F-32)/9

13. Kilometer
2.54 centimeters
Fractions that equal 1
(km) 1000 meters
0.4 in.

14. Kilometer
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 hectometer 100 meters
0.62 mi
2.54 centimeters

15. Liter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.06 qt
2.54 centimeters
0.914 m

16. 1 in. ^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1/144 ft^2
1.1 yd

17. Meter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(km) 1000 meters
1.1 yd
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

18. Decimeter
0.946 L
2.54 cm
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters

19. Units
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
Fractions that equal 1
(km) 1000 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

20. 1 hectare
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(dam) 10 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
0.914 m

21. 1 inch
The basic unit of length in the metric system
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
2.54 centimeters
1/9 yd^2

22. To change from one unit to another
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
12 inches (in.)
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

23. Two components of unit measurement
1 dekameter 10 meters
2.54 centimeters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

24. Degree Fahrenheit
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
5280 ft
F 9C/5 + 32
12 inches (in.)

25. Centimeter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Fractions that equal 1
4840 yd^2

26. Hectometer
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.946 L

27. Yard
0.914 m
1/144 ft^2
1/9 yd^2
0.62 mi

28. 1 yard (yd)
1/9 yd^2
1.6 km
3 ft
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

29. Centimeter
2.54 cm
2.54 centimeters
0.4 in.
1 hectometer 100 meters

30. Millimeter
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Fractions that equal 1

31. Mile
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1.1 yd
1.06 qt
1.6 km

32. Foot

33. Yard

34. Kilometer
2.54 centimeters
1/144 ft^2
1 kilometer 1000 meters
12 inches (in.)

35. Unit fractions
Fractions that equal 1
1/144 ft^2
4840 yd^2
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

36. Quart
0.946 L
F 9C/5 + 32
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 dekameter 10 meters

37. 1 mile (mi)
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
3 ft
5280 ft
(dam) 10 meters