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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Choose the best answer.
1) A queen-size bed takes up about
A) 3.5 m 2
B) 3.5 dam 2
1)
C) 35 m 2
Select the best answer.
2) The outside temperature on a warm summer day might be about
A) 40.5° C.
B) 81° C.
C) 27° C.
D) 35 cm 2
2)
D) 13.5° C.
3) The maximum take off weight of a commercial airliner is about how much?
A) 66 kilograms
B) 66 milligrams
C) 66 grams
D) 66 metric tonnes
Choose the best answer.
4) A soup can holds about
A) 335 m 3
3)
4)
B) 335 ml
C) 335 km3
D) 335 l
5) A sheet of notebook paper is about how long and how wide?
A) 2.4 cm × 3 cm
B) 24 cm × 30 cm
C) 24 mm × 30 mm
D) 2.4 m × 3 m
5)
6) The volume of a coffee mug is about
6)
A) 0.3 l
B) 0.3 dm 3
7) The area of a head of a screw is about
A) 5 m 2
B) 50 cm 2
C) 0.3 mm 3
D) 0.3 dam 3
C) 50 mm 2
D) 5 mm 2
7)
Select the best answer.
8) To bake a potato, you might set your oven at
A) 100° C.
B) 78° C.
C) 356° C.
Choose the best answer.
9) A carʹs gas tank capacity is
A) 70 ml
C) 70 l
B) 70 cubic centimeters
D) 70 kl
8)
D) 178° C.
9)
Select the best answer.
10) The inside of your refrigerator might be set to a temperature of about
A) 27° C.
B) 40.5° C.
C) 2.7° C.
D) -2.7° C.
Choose the best answer.
11) A mechanical pencil is about how long?
A) 1.7 cm
B) 1.7 dm
D) 1.7 m
10)
11)
C) 0.17 km
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Select the best answer.
12) The mass of your math text book is about how much?
A) 1.5 milligrams
B) 1.5 grams
C) 1.5 metric tonnes
D) 1.5 kilograms
12)
Choose the best answer.
13) The amount of milk in a carton
A) 3.4 ml
B) 3.4 cm 3
Select the best answer.
14) The mass of a bicycle helmet is about how much?
A) 210 kilograms
C) 210 grams
13)
C) 3.4 m 3
D) 3.4 l
14)
B) 210 milligrams
D) 210 metric tonnes
15) You might go ice skating if the outside temperature is about
A) 24° C.
B) -4° C.
C) 14° C.
15)
D) -44° C.
16) The amount of folic acid in a vitamin capsule is about how much?
A) 63 kilograms
B) 63 milligrams
C) 63 grams
D) 63 metric tonnes
16)
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
17) Explain how to change from a larger to a smaller unit in the metric system.
17)
18) Write out an explanation of each step to convert 70 mg to grams.
18)
19) Explain in your own words how the meter, liter, and gram are related.
19)
20) Would a drop of 30 Celsius degrees be more or less than a drop of 30 Fahrenheit degrees?
Explain why.
20)
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
21) After an exercise session, Miranda, Juanita, and Dawn drank an entire 1 liters of soda between
them. On average, how many liters of soda did each woman drink? How many milliliters?
A) 0.33 liters, 3.33 milliliters
B) 0.33 liters, 33.33 milliliters
C) 0.33 liters, 0.03 milliliters
D) 0.33 liters, 333.33 milliliters
Convert as indicated.
22) 8.4 yards = meters
A) 330.7 meters
21)
22)
B) 64.0 meters
C) 7.6 meters
D) 213.4 meters
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Convert the temperature. Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.
23) 85°F = °C
A) 15.2°C
B) 121.0°C
C) 185.0°C
23)
D) 29.4°C
Solve the problem. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
24) Maha checked the outside temperature at noon one day and found it was 25° C. At 10 PM when he
checked, the outside temperature was 17° C. How much, in degrees Fahrenheit, did the
temperature drop between noon and 10 PM?
A) -12.6°
B) 4.44°
C) -17.6°
D) 14.4°
Solve the problem.
25) Danette is making party favors that take 18 cm of ribbon each. How many meters of ribbon will
she need to make 43 favors?
A) 774
B) 7.74
C) 77.4
D) 0.774
Convert as indicated.
26) 15 ounces = grams
A) 420.0 grams
C) 528.0 grams
D) 68.1 grams
Solve the problem. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.
28) A 2700 g bag of sugar was on sale for $0.91. How much would you have to pay for 35.1 kg of
sugar?
A) $118.30
B) $1183
C) $14.29
D) $11.83
30) 44 kg = g
A) 44,000 g
25)
26)
B) 6810.0 grams
Solve the problem.
27) Plane A was flying at an altitude of 8 km and Plane B was flying at an altitude of 750 dam. Which
plane was flying at a greater altitude?
A) Plane B
B) Plane A
Fill in the missing value.
29) 882 mg = kg
A) 882,000 kg
24)
27)
28)
29)
B) 0.000882 kg
C) 88,200 kg
D) 0.0882 kg
B) 0.044 g
C) 0.44 g
D) 4400 g
30)
Arrange the quantities in order from smallest to largest.
31) 9400 cg, 51 dag, 3.2 hg
A) 9400 cg, 51 dag, 3.2 hg
C) 51 dag, 9400 cg, 3.2 hg
B) 9400 cg, 3.2 hg, 51 dag
D) 51 dag, 3.2 hg, 9400 cg
Convert as indicated.
32) 14 kilometers = miles
A) 14.8 miles
B) 8.7 miles
C) 13.2 miles
31)
32)
D) 22.4 miles
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Solve the problem.
33) Terry and Theresa are building a room onto their house that will have an area of 210 square
meters. How many square feet of carpet will they need to buy to cover the entire addition?
A) 2334
B) 189
C) 234
D) 19
33)
34) How much will it cost to carpet a rectangular room measuring 9 m by 13 m, if carpeting costs
$23.80 per square meter?
A) $1047.20
B) $523.60
C) $5569.20
D) $2784.60
34)
35) A cylindrical container of paint is 6 cm across the top and about 12 cm high. How many cubic
centimeters of paint can it hold?
A) 1356.5 cm3
B) 678.2 cm3
C) 452.2 cm3
D) 339.1 cm3
35)
Convert the temperature. Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.
36) -6°F = °C
A) -21.1°C
B) 21.2°C
C) -10.8°C
Convert as indicated.
37) 3 pounds = grams
A) 1362.0 grams
36)
D) -3.3°C
37)
B) 1260.0 grams
C) 1344.0 grams
D) 1395.0 grams
Solve the problem.
38) A certain marine engine has cylinders that are 3.00 cm in diameter and 3.87 cm deep. Find the total
volume of 4 cylinders.
A) 218.7 cm3
B) 291.6 cm3
C) 27.3 cm3
D) 109.4 cm3
39) A giant cube-shaped die measures 20 cm on a side. Find the volume of the die.
A) 60 cm3
B) 8000 cm3
C) 2400 cm3
D) 400 cm3
Indicate the metric unit that would be best used to express the mass of the object.
40) A living room sofa
A) grams
B) milligrams
C) metric tonnes
38)
39)
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D) kilograms