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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 yard (yd)
1.06 qt
3 ft
Fractions that equal 1
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

2. 1 hectare
1.6 km
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

3. To change from one unit to another
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
2.54 cm
Fractions that equal 1
4840 yd^2

4. Foot

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5. meter
0.914 m
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(m) 1 meter
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

6. Hectometer
1.1 yd
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 hectometer 100 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard

7. Unit fractions
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.914 m
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
Fractions that equal 1

8. Units
0.914 m
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
(km) 1000 meters

9. Yard

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10. Meter
1/144 ft^2
12 inches (in.)
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
The basic unit of length in the metric system

11. Inch
2.54 cm
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
0.914 m
0.4 in.

12. Two components of unit measurement
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
(m) 1 meter
0.62 mi
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

13. 1 inch
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
5280 ft
2.54 centimeters
1/144 ft^2

14. Yard
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
0.914 m
(m) 1 meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters

15. Millimeter
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
(hm) 100 meters
(km) 1000 meters

16. Inch
1/144 ft^2
1 hectometer 100 meters
4840 yd^2
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

17. 1 foot (ft)
C = 5(F-32)/9
(m) 1 meter
12 inches (in.)
(hm) 100 meters

18. Meter
12 inches (in.)
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
4840 yd^2
1.1 yd

19. Degree Fahrenheit
(hm) 100 meters
Fractions that equal 1
F 9C/5 + 32
1/9 yd^2

20. Hectometer
(hm) 100 meters
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/9 yd^2
0.4 in.

21. Kilometer
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
12 inches (in.)
4840 yd^2
0.62 mi

22. Centimeter
F 9C/5 + 32
0.4 in.
1.1 yd
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

23. Liter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
12 inches (in.)
1.06 qt
1.6 km

24. Kilometer
0.914 m
(km) 1000 meters
12 inches (in.)
1/144 ft^2

25. Dekameter
0.62 mi
(dam) 10 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
(km) 1000 meters

26. Decimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
0.946 L

27. 1 in. ^2
1/144 ft^2
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(m) 1 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system

28. 1 acre
1 hectometer 100 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
4840 yd^2
2.54 centimeters

29. Quart
0.946 L
2.54 centimeters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(m) 1 meter

30. Liter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
2.54 cm
0.914 m
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres

31. 1 ft ^2
1/9 yd^2
C = 5(F-32)/9
0.62 mi
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

32. Kilometer
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1 kilometer 1000 meters
0.914 m
1.06 qt

33. Degree Celsius
3 ft
C = 5(F-32)/9
(dam) 10 meters
0.62 mi

34. Dekameter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
F 9C/5 + 32

35. Centimeter
1/144 ft^2
0.914 m
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
(hm) 100 meters

36. Mile
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1.6 km
0.62 mi
Fractions that equal 1

37. 1 mile (mi)
(hm) 100 meters
1.1 yd
The basic unit of length in the metric system
5280 ft