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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. Centimeter
2.54 centimeters
3 ft
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

2. Hectometer
5280 ft
The basic unit of length in the metric system
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(hm) 100 meters

3. To change from one unit to another
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 hectometer 100 meters
3 ft

4. 1 in. ^2
Fractions that equal 1
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
1/144 ft^2
(hm) 100 meters

5. 1 foot (ft)
12 inches (in.)
1 dekameter 10 meters
3 ft
1/144 ft^2

6. Meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
The basic unit of length in the metric system

7. Liter
1.06 qt
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
5280 ft
F 9C/5 + 32

8. 1 hectare
The basic unit of length in the metric system
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1/9 yd^2

9. Degree Celsius
C = 5(F-32)/9
The basic unit of length in the metric system
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
2.54 centimeters

10. Mile
(m) 1 meter
1.6 km
0.914 m
2.54 centimeters

11. Millimeter
2.54 cm
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 hectometer 100 meters

12. Inch
(dam) 10 meters
2.54 cm
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Fractions that equal 1

13. Decimeter
2.54 cm
2.54 centimeters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

14. Dekameter
1/9 yd^2
(m) 1 meter
0.62 mi
(dam) 10 meters

15. meter
3 ft
0.914 m
(m) 1 meter
5280 ft

16. Hectometer
C = 5(F-32)/9
12 inches (in.)
1 hectometer 100 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

17. Inch
0.946 L
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
5280 ft

18. 1 acre
C = 5(F-32)/9
4840 yd^2
(m) 1 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters

19. Liter
3 ft
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1.06 qt
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

20. Meter
1.1 yd
5280 ft
(km) 1000 meters
(hm) 100 meters

21. Centimeter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.4 in.

22. 1 yard (yd)
12 inches (in.)
(km) 1000 meters
C = 5(F-32)/9
3 ft

23. Yard
The basic unit of length in the metric system
2.54 centimeters
0.914 m
(km) 1000 meters

24. Units
12 inches (in.)
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
4840 yd^2
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

25. Degree Fahrenheit
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(dam) 10 meters
1.6 km
F 9C/5 + 32

26. 1 inch
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(hm) 100 meters
2.54 centimeters

27. Kilometer
2.54 centimeters
1/9 yd^2
C = 5(F-32)/9
(km) 1000 meters

28. Yard

29. Two components of unit measurement
Fractions that equal 1
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
5280 ft

30. 1 mile (mi)
0.946 L
5280 ft
(dam) 10 meters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

31. Dekameter
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1 dekameter 10 meters
(dam) 10 meters
1/144 ft^2

32. Unit fractions
2.54 centimeters
Fractions that equal 1
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system

33. Kilometer
0.914 m
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
The basic unit of length in the metric system
0.62 mi

34. Quart
1.6 km
0.62 mi
F 9C/5 + 32
0.946 L

35. 1 ft ^2
F 9C/5 + 32
1.6 km
(hm) 100 meters
1/9 yd^2

36. Kilometer
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

37. Foot