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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 mile (mi)
5280 ft
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 kilometer 1000 meters
F 9C/5 + 32

2. 1 hectare
0.946 L
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 kilometer 1000 meters

3. Liter
3 ft
1.06 qt
2.54 cm
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

4. Inch
2.54 cm
(dam) 10 meters
1.06 qt
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

5. Liter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
(hm) 100 meters

6. 1 ft ^2
(hm) 100 meters
Fractions that equal 1
1/9 yd^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

7. Millimeter
2.54 cm
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
2.54 centimeters
4840 yd^2

8. Yard
1.06 qt
2.54 centimeters
1 hectometer 100 meters
0.914 m

9. Meter
0.4 in.
The basic unit of length in the metric system
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/144 ft^2

10. Decimeter
0.4 in.
3 ft
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters

11. 1 in. ^2
0.4 in.
(dam) 10 meters
3 ft
1/144 ft^2

12. Meter
2.54 centimeters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.1 yd
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

13. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
1/9 yd^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
3 ft

14. Units
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.62 mi
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
4840 yd^2

15. Centimeter
0.914 m
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
0.4 in.
(km) 1000 meters

16. 1 yard (yd)
3 ft
2.54 centimeters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters

17. Hectometer
1 hectometer 100 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

18. Kilometer
1 dekameter 10 meters
0.62 mi
0.4 in.
4840 yd^2

19. To change from one unit to another
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/144 ft^2
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

20. Kilometer
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.1 yd
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1/9 yd^2

21. Foot

22. Two components of unit measurement
The basic unit of length in the metric system
(m) 1 meter
3 ft
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

23. Hectometer
1 dekameter 10 meters
3 ft
(hm) 100 meters
4840 yd^2

24. Centimeter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
4840 yd^2

25. Inch
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
0.62 mi
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
2.54 centimeters

26. Yard

27. 1 acre
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
4840 yd^2
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

28. Unit fractions
Fractions that equal 1
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.62 mi

29. Dekameter
1.1 yd
1 dekameter 10 meters
Fractions that equal 1
(km) 1000 meters

30. Mile
1/9 yd^2
2.54 centimeters
1.6 km
1 dekameter 10 meters

31. 1 inch
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/9 yd^2
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
2.54 centimeters

32. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
1.1 yd
(km) 1000 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

33. meter
0.914 m
(m) 1 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Fractions that equal 1

34. Kilometer
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1.1 yd
(km) 1000 meters
1/9 yd^2

35. Quart
Fractions that equal 1
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
12 inches (in.)
0.946 L

36. Degree Celsius
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
C = 5(F-32)/9
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1.06 qt

37. 1 foot (ft)
0.914 m
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
5280 ft
12 inches (in.)