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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. meter
12 inches (in.)
Fractions that equal 1
F 9C/5 + 32
(m) 1 meter

2. 1 mile (mi)
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
5280 ft
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
Fractions that equal 1

3. Unit fractions
5280 ft
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
Fractions that equal 1
1.1 yd

4. 1 in. ^2
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1/144 ft^2
F 9C/5 + 32
1/9 yd^2

5. Liter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
2.54 centimeters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

6. 1 foot (ft)
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
12 inches (in.)
3 ft
1.1 yd

7. Yard

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8. Dekameter
1.1 yd
(dam) 10 meters
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1/144 ft^2

9. Centimeter
1/9 yd^2
4840 yd^2
(dam) 10 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

10. 1 hectare
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 hectometer 100 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge

11. Two components of unit measurement
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
5280 ft
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

12. Units
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
0.946 L
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
5280 ft

13. Degree Fahrenheit
F 9C/5 + 32
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 hectometer 100 meters
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

14. 1 ft ^2
1/9 yd^2
1.6 km
0.4 in.
1/144 ft^2

15. Hectometer
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(hm) 100 meters
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

16. Dekameter
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
Volume of a cube 10 cm on each edge
1 dekameter 10 meters
1 kilometer 1000 meters

17. 1 acre
5280 ft
0.914 m
4840 yd^2
1.6 km

18. Kilometer
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
0.62 mi
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

19. Quart
0.946 L
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
12 inches (in.)
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

20. Hectometer
4840 yd^2
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1.6 km
1 hectometer 100 meters

21. Kilometer
(km) 1000 meters
(hm) 100 meters
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
1 centimeter 1/100 meter

22. Inch
The breadth of a thumb - defined as 1/12 of a foot
F 9C/5 + 32
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
1.1 yd

23. 1 inch
(km) 1000 meters
1. A number (whole - fraction - or decimal) 2. A unit
F 9C/5 + 32
2.54 centimeters

24. Millimeter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
(dam) 10 meters
1 millimeter 1/1000 meter
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)

25. Meter
1.1 yd
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.06 qt
The basic unit of length in the metric system

26. Decimeter
12 inches (in.)
(hm) 100 meters
Fractions that equal 1
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

27. To change from one unit to another
(km) 1000 meters
0.914 m
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
F 9C/5 + 32

28. Mile
The basic unit of length in the metric system
0.914 m
Length of a man's foot (12 in.)
1.6 km

29. Degree Celsius
1.6 km
C = 5(F-32)/9
The basic unit of length in the metric system
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches

30. Centimeter
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
1 kilometer 1000 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard
0.4 in.

31. Liter
2.54 cm
1.06 qt
1 decimeter 1/10 meter
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.

32. Yard
0.4 in.
The circumference of a person's waist - defined as 36 inches
0.914 m
2.54 cm

33. Inch
0.4 in.
1.1 yd
2.54 cm
(km) 1000 meters

34. 1 yard (yd)
3 ft
1.06 qt
10 -000 m^2 = 2.47 acres
0.62 mi

35. Foot

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36. Kilometer
We can make substitutions - treating the names of the units as if they were numbers.
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1/144 ft^2
1 decimeter 1/10 meter

37. Meter
1.1 yd
F 9C/5 + 32
(hm) 100 meters
Comparing the quantity being measured to some standard