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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 hectare
1.1 yd
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1.6 km
1/144 ft^2

2. Centimeter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
F 9C/5 + 32

3. Liter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 kilometer 1000 meters
2.54 cm

4. 1 in. ^2
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1 hectometer 100 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1/144 ft^2

5. 1 mile (mi)
3 ft
Fractions that equal 1
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
5280 ft

6. Decimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
12 inches (in.)
1 dekameter 10 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

7. Foot

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8. Unit fractions
Fractions that equal 1
2.54 centimeters
3 ft
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

9. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
0.4 in.

10. 1 acre
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1/9 yd^2
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
4840 yd^2

11. To change from one unit to another
0.914 m
0.4 in.
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/9 yd^2

12. 1 yard (yd)
2.54 cm
3 ft
2.54 centimeters
(m) 1 meter

13. 1 ft ^2
2.54 centimeters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1/9 yd^2

14. Yard
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.914 m
(hm) 100 meters
(dam) 10 meters

15. Mile
1.6 km
1/144 ft^2
1 dekameter 10 meters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

16. Yard

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17. 1 foot (ft)
12 inches (in.)
1.1 yd
0.914 m
The basic unit of length in the metric system

18. Degree Fahrenheit
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
F 9C/5 + 32

19. Dekameter
5280 ft
Fractions that equal 1
(dam) 10 meters
1 dekameter 10 meters

20. Units
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
4840 yd^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

21. Meter
1.06 qt
(m) 1 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters
1.1 yd

22. 1 inch
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
2.54 centimeters
5280 ft
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

23. Liter
3 ft
1.06 qt
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1.1 yd

24. Hectometer
1 dekameter 10 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
(hm) 100 meters
4840 yd^2

25. Centimeter
3 ft
0.4 in.
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

26. Inch
12 inches (in.)
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
2.54 cm

27. Kilometer
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters
0.62 mi

28. Millimeter
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(m) 1 meter
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

29. Quart
0.946 L
5280 ft
F 9C/5 + 32
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

30. Kilometer
3 ft
F 9C/5 + 32
(km) 1000 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9

31. Hectometer
(km) 1000 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1 hectometer 100 meters
3 ft

32. Degree Celsius
C = 5(F-32)/9
(km) 1000 meters
(dam) 10 meters
2.54 centimeters

33. Kilometer
1/144 ft^2
F 9C/5 + 32
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters

34. meter
(m) 1 meter
0.62 mi
1 dekameter 10 meters
4840 yd^2

35. Meter
(km) 1000 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system

36. Two components of unit measurement
1/9 yd^2
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
(m) 1 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters

37. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
1.06 qt
(hm) 100 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit