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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. Liter
0.914 m
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
0.4 in.
1.6 km

2. Meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 hectometer 100 meters

3. 1 ft ^2
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1/9 yd^2
F 9C/5 + 32
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

4. Foot

5. Quart
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
0.946 L
5280 ft
(hm) 100 meters

6. Hectometer
0.914 m
3 ft
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
(hm) 100 meters

7. 1 mile (mi)
1.1 yd
3 ft
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
5280 ft

8. Inch
F 9C/5 + 32
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

9. Inch
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
The basic unit of length in the metric system
2.54 cm
(m) 1 meter

10. 1 foot (ft)
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
F 9C/5 + 32
C = 5(F-32)/9
12 inches (in.)

11. Millimeter
2.54 cm
5280 ft
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
(km) 1000 meters

12. Hectometer
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
0.4 in.

13. Yard
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
0.914 m
0.62 mi

14. Unit fractions
Fractions that equal 1
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 hectometer 100 meters
(m) 1 meter

15. 1 hectare
1 dekameter 10 meters
3 ft
(m) 1 meter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

16. Two components of unit measurement
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(dam) 10 meters
5280 ft
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

17. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
C = 5(F-32)/9
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
Fractions that equal 1

18. Units
4840 yd^2
1/144 ft^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.4 in.

19. 1 acre
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
3 ft
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
4840 yd^2

20. Liter
1.06 qt
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
0.4 in.
(dam) 10 meters

21. 1 in. ^2
1/144 ft^2
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(m) 1 meter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

22. Centimeter
1 dekameter 10 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
5280 ft
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

23. Meter
0.62 mi
1.1 yd
F 9C/5 + 32
0.946 L

24. Decimeter
(dam) 10 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
5280 ft
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

25. To change from one unit to another
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
2.54 centimeters
5280 ft

26. Dekameter
1/9 yd^2
2.54 cm
1 dekameter 10 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

27. Kilometer
(km) 1000 meters
12 inches (in.)
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.62 mi

28. Kilometer
1 kilometer 1000 meters
5280 ft
1/144 ft^2
0.914 m

29. Dekameter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
0.4 in.
(dam) 10 meters

30. Degree Celsius
1 kilometer 1000 meters
12 inches (in.)
1 hectometer 100 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

31. meter
1 hectometer 100 meters
1/9 yd^2
Fractions that equal 1
(m) 1 meter

32. Kilometer
12 inches (in.)
(hm) 100 meters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(km) 1000 meters

33. Centimeter
12 inches (in.)
3 ft
0.4 in.
Fractions that equal 1

34. Yard

35. Mile
4840 yd^2
F 9C/5 + 32
1.6 km
1/9 yd^2

36. 1 yard (yd)
(dam) 10 meters
2.54 centimeters
5280 ft
3 ft

37. 1 inch
12 inches (in.)
2.54 centimeters
2.54 cm
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard