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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 mile (mi)
5280 ft
2.54 centimeters
1/144 ft^2
0.914 m

2. Millimeter
1 dekameter 10 meters
1.1 yd
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

3. 1 acre
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
4840 yd^2
(m) 1 meter

4. 1 hectare
12 inches (in.)
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1/9 yd^2

5. Kilometer
0.62 mi
1/9 yd^2
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
3 ft

6. Hectometer
2.54 centimeters
(hm) 100 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
C = 5(F-32)/9

7. 1 in. ^2
1.1 yd
0.62 mi
1/144 ft^2
0.946 L

8. Liter
1.1 yd
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
4840 yd^2
12 inches (in.)

9. Mile
2.54 cm
1 kilometer 1000 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
1.6 km

10. Dekameter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
3 ft
1 dekameter 10 meters
(km) 1000 meters

11. Meter
(m) 1 meter
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
Fractions that equal 1
The basic unit of length in the metric system

12. 1 foot (ft)
1.1 yd
1 hectometer 100 meters
12 inches (in.)
F 9C/5 + 32

13. Two components of unit measurement
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
(hm) 100 meters
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit

14. Inch
5280 ft
1/9 yd^2
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter

15. Kilometer
2.54 cm
(hm) 100 meters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.6 km

16. Foot

17. Unit fractions
(m) 1 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
Fractions that equal 1
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

18. Yard
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.914 m
(dam) 10 meters
1.6 km

19. Decimeter
1.06 qt
0.62 mi
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

20. Degree Celsius
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
C = 5(F-32)/9
2.54 cm
1.06 qt

21. 1 ft ^2
0.914 m
0.4 in.
C = 5(F-32)/9
1/9 yd^2

22. 1 yard (yd)
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1.6 km
3 ft

23. Degree Fahrenheit
Fractions that equal 1
(km) 1000 meters
F 9C/5 + 32
(dam) 10 meters

24. Quart
5280 ft
1 hectometer 100 meters
Fractions that equal 1
0.946 L

25. To change from one unit to another
0.946 L
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(km) 1000 meters
4840 yd^2

26. Hectometer
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
1 hectometer 100 meters
5280 ft
0.914 m

27. Kilometer
(km) 1000 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1 dekameter 10 meters

28. Liter
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
C = 5(F-32)/9
1.06 qt
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

29. Units
1.6 km
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
The basic unit of length in the metric system

30. Centimeter
(km) 1000 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.4 in.
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

31. Inch
4840 yd^2
2.54 cm
0.4 in.
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

32. 1 inch
3 ft
1 dekameter 10 meters
2.54 centimeters
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot

33. Meter
C = 5(F-32)/9
1.1 yd
2.54 cm
1 dekameter 10 meters

34. Dekameter
(dam) 10 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
(m) 1 meter
1 dekameter 10 meters

35. meter
(m) 1 meter
The basic unit of length in the metric system
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1.6 km

36. Yard

37. Centimeter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
12 inches (in.)
1 centimeter 1/100 meter
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge