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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. Quart
0.946 L
Fractions that equal 1
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
12 inches (in.)

2. Centimeter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1.06 qt
2.54 centimeters
0.62 mi

3. meter
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
2.54 centimeters
(m) 1 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

4. Kilometer
(hm) 100 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
0.62 mi

5. 1 acre
0.914 m
4840 yd^2
1.1 yd
12 inches (in.)

6. 1 hectare
5280 ft
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1.6 km

7. Mile
1.6 km
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
12 inches (in.)
1/9 yd^2

8. 1 in. ^2
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
1/144 ft^2

9. Kilometer
1/9 yd^2
1 dekameter 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
(km) 1000 meters

10. Decimeter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

11. Liter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.06 qt
1.6 km

12. Yard

13. Liter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1.06 qt
(dam) 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

14. Foot

15. Units
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1.1 yd
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
F 9C/5 + 32

16. 1 inch
C = 5(F-32)/9
2.54 centimeters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

17. To change from one unit to another
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.62 mi
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

18. Kilometer
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.6 km
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

19. 1 yard (yd)
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
(hm) 100 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
3 ft

20. Unit fractions
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
Fractions that equal 1
1 dekameter 10 meters
12 inches (in.)

21. Inch
5280 ft
1.1 yd
F 9C/5 + 32
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

22. Two components of unit measurement
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1/9 yd^2
0.62 mi
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

23. 1 foot (ft)
4840 yd^2
12 inches (in.)
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.62 mi

24. 1 ft ^2
1/9 yd^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.4 in.
0.62 mi

25. Degree Celsius
(hm) 100 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.4 in.
Fractions that equal 1

26. Centimeter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.4 in.
(m) 1 meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters

27. 1 mile (mi)
1 hectometer 100 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
5280 ft

28. Yard
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
0.914 m

29. Dekameter
0.914 m
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 dekameter 10 meters
(dam) 10 meters

30. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
0.4 in.
1 dekameter 10 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

31. Millimeter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
0.914 m

32. Meter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.1 yd
0.62 mi
Fractions that equal 1

33. Inch
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
2.54 cm
(dam) 10 meters

34. Hectometer
1.1 yd
1 hectometer 100 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

35. Hectometer
(hm) 100 meters
1 dekameter 10 meters
1.06 qt
Fractions that equal 1

36. Dekameter
Fractions that equal 1
1 dekameter 10 meters
0.62 mi
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

37. Meter
1.1 yd
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1/9 yd^2
5280 ft