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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. Kilometer
C = 5(F-32)/9
2.54 cm
0.62 mi
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

2. 1 inch
1 hectometer 100 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
(m) 1 meter
2.54 centimeters

3. Unit fractions
1.06 qt
1 kilometer 1000 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Fractions that equal 1

4. 1 hectare
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.914 m
C = 5(F-32)/9

5. Kilometer
3 ft
1/9 yd^2
(km) 1000 meters
1.1 yd

6. Hectometer
(dam) 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
4840 yd^2
1 kilometer 1000 meters

7. 1 mile (mi)
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
5280 ft
0.914 m
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

8. Inch
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1.6 km
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

9. 1 yard (yd)
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Fractions that equal 1
3 ft

10. Hectometer
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.4 in.
0.62 mi
(hm) 100 meters

11. Millimeter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1.1 yd
4840 yd^2

12. Inch
The basic unit of length in the metric system
2.54 cm
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
C = 5(F-32)/9

13. 1 ft ^2
0.946 L
1/9 yd^2
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

14. Centimeter
F 9C/5 + 32
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
0.4 in.
Fractions that equal 1

15. Liter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(dam) 10 meters
1.1 yd
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

16. Meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1.6 km
4840 yd^2

17. Dekameter
1.1 yd
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Fractions that equal 1

18. Two components of unit measurement
(km) 1000 meters
1/144 ft^2
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
C = 5(F-32)/9

19. 1 foot (ft)
0.914 m
1 kilometer 1000 meters
2.54 cm
12 inches (in.)

20. Meter
1.1 yd
5280 ft
1 dekameter 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

21. Mile
1 hectometer 100 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1.6 km
C = 5(F-32)/9

22. Degree Celsius
4840 yd^2
F 9C/5 + 32
C = 5(F-32)/9
5280 ft

23. Kilometer
1 kilometer 1000 meters
0.4 in.
1 dekameter 10 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

24. Quart
0.946 L
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Fractions that equal 1
1.6 km

25. Liter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
1.06 qt

26. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
0.946 L
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
12 inches (in.)

27. Yard
0.4 in.
(m) 1 meter
0.914 m
(hm) 100 meters

28. Units
4840 yd^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
3 ft
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

29. Centimeter
1.6 km
1.06 qt
12 inches (in.)
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

30. Yard

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31. 1 acre
4840 yd^2
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
F 9C/5 + 32

32. meter
4840 yd^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(m) 1 meter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

33. Decimeter
1.1 yd
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

34. 1 in. ^2
0.62 mi
1/144 ft^2
1.06 qt
(hm) 100 meters

35. Foot

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

37. Dekameter
(m) 1 meter
(dam) 10 meters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
4840 yd^2