Deck 4: Measurement

Question 1

Subtract: 9 lb 2 oz - 6 lb 5 oz

A)2 lb 7 oz
B)3 lb 7 oz
C)3 lb 13 oz
D)2 lb 13 oz
E) none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

You have calculated that you need 9 gallons of paint to paint the exterior of a home. The store has a closeout of the paint you need, but it is only available in pints. How many pint cans should you purchase so that you have the 9 gallons of paint?

A)4.5 pints
B)18 pints
C)36 pints
D)72 pints

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Express 4 lb 30 oz in standard notation.

Answer 3

5 lb 14 oz

Question 4

Convert 6 gallons to pints using unit ratios.

A)12 pints
B)48 pints
C)36 pints
D)24 pints
E) none of the above

Question 5

Convert 8 gallons to quarts using a conversion factor.

A)2 quarts
B)16 quarts
C)4 quarts
D)32 quarts
E) none of the above

Question 6

If you have a container that contains 48 quarts of liquid, how many gallons of liquid do you have?

A)24
B)96
C)12
D)192

Question 7

Convert 3 miles to feet using a conversion factor.

A)7,040 feet
B)1,760 feet
C)15,840 feet
D)5,280 feet
E) none of the above

Question 8

Chlorine for swimming pools can be purchased at 50 pounds for $96.99 or 25 pounds for $59.99. You can expect to use about 12 ounces of chlorine per day and the swimming
Season is about 3 months (30 days per month). Professional pool advisors suggest that
Chlorine be purchased only for one season and not carried over. What quantity of chlorine
Would you purchase so as to have the best value with the least amount of chlorine left at
The end of the season?

A)1 - 50 pound container and 1 - 25 pound container
B)2 - 25 pound containers
C)1 - 50 pound container
D)2 - 50 pound containers

Question 9

Express 80 inches in standard notation using feet and inches.

A)6 ft 10 in.
B)1 yd 3 ft 8 in.
C)2 yd 8 ft
D)2 yd 8 in.

Question 10

How many inches are in 4 ft? Use a unit ratio.

A)12 inches
B)48 inches
C)3 inches
D)

Question 11

How many pints are in 15 gallons?

A)120 pints
B)30 pints
C)7.5 pints
D)60 pints

Question 12

Convert 40 quarts to pints using a conversion factor.

A)80 pints
B)10 pints
C)160 pints
D)20 pints
E) none of the above

Question 13

Subtract: 5 days - 15 hours

A)4 days 5 hours
B)4 days 9 hours
C)5 days 9 hours
D)5 days 15 hours
E) none of the above

Question 14

Subtract: 5 h 20 min - 3 h 30 min

A)2 h 10 min
B)1 h 50 min
C)1 h 90 min
D)2 h 50 min
E) none of the above

Question 15

Subtract: 5 yd 1 ft - 2 yd 2 ft

A)2 yd 9 ft
B)3 yd 1 ft
C)2 yd 2 ft
D)3 yd 2 ft
E) none of the above

Question 16

Convert 15 hours to seconds using unit ratios.

A)1,560 seconds
B)900 seconds
C)3,600 seconds
D)54,000 seconds
E) none of the above

Question 17

How many yards are in a driveway that is 287 feet long?

A)95.7 yards
B)861 yards
C)17.9 yards
D)23.9 yards

Question 18

Which unit ratio can be used to change feet to inches?

Question 19

Add: 8 gal 3 qt + 5 gal 2 qt

A)13 gal 1 qt
B)14 gal 5 qt
C)14 gal 1 qt
D)13 gal
E) none of the above

Question 20

How many feet are in 132 inches?

A)11
B)44
C)1,5484
D)396

Question 21

Frank Orkwis weighs weekly as part of his weight loss routine. His weight for last week was 206 lb 12 oz. Today his weight is 199 lb 15 oz. How much weight did he lose?

A)7 lb 13 oz
B)7 lb 3 oz
C)6 lb 3 oz
D)6 lb 13 oz

Question 22

Find the difference: 15 lb 9 oz - 8 lb 12 oz

A)7 lb 3 oz
B)7 lb 13 oz
C)23 lb 21 oz
D)6 lb 13 oz

Question 23

If a recipe for punch requires 1 gal and 1 qt of ginger ale, how much will you need for half a recipe?

Question 24

Divide 38 yd by 6.

A)6 yd 1 ft
B)6 yd
C)6 yd 2 ft
D)5 yd 2 ft
E) none of the above

Question 25

Divide 5 days by 4.

A)1 day 4 h
B)1 day 6 h
C)1 day
D)1 day 2 h
E) none of the above

Question 26

Add 4 qt + 3 pt.

A)11 qt
B)10 qt
C)11 pt
D)10 pt

Question 27

If a car can go 216 miles on 12 gallons of gasoline, how far can it travel on 20 gallons?

A)360 miles
B)1,728 miles
C)129.6 miles
D)456 miles

Question 28

Multiply: (6 ft 6 in.)× 4

A)26 ft 4 in.
B)24 ft
C)26 ft
D)24 ft 4 in.
E) none of the above

Question 29

It takes 5 pieces of fencing material to fence 40 feet of yard. How many pieces of fencing material are required to fence a yard that is 360 feet?

A)200 pieces
B)45 pieces
C)72 pieces
D)9 pieces

Question 30

A carpenter is estimating the amount of baseboard for a rectangular room that measures 28 feet 6 inches by 32 feet 9 inches. How many feet will it take to go around the room if
You must add two of the lengths and two of the widths? Answer in feet and inches in
Standard form.

A)122 feet 6 inches
B)950 feet
C)89 feet 3 inches
D)197 feet

Question 31

Write 3 gal 7 qt 8 pt in standard notation.

A)3 gal 7 qt 4 pt
B)3 gal 11 qt
C)5 gal 3 qt
D)5 gal 11 qt

Question 32

A basement measures 20 ft × 26 ft. What is the number of square feet?

Question 33

Multiply: (1 lb 8 oz)× 5

A)5 lb 8 oz
B)6 lb 8 oz
C)9 lb
D)7 lb 8 oz
E) none of the above

Question 34

Express 2 ft 32 in. in standard notation using the given units of measure.

Question 35

Add 2 ft 7 in. + 1 ft 11 in. + 2 ft 8 in. and report the result in standard notation.

A)31 ft
B)7 ft 2 in.
C)2 yd 1 ft 2 in.
D)5 ft 26 in.

Question 36

Divide (5 h)by 2.

A)2 h 10 min
B)2 h 30 min
C)2 h 20 min
D)2 h
E) none of the above

Question 37

What is the sum of 3 yd 2 ft 9 in. and 4 yd 2 ft 7 in.? Report the result in standard notation.

A)12 yd 4 ft 63 in.
B)7 yd 4 ft 16 in.
C)1 yd 2 in.
D)8 yd 2 ft 4 in.

Question 38

Write the sum in standard notation using the given units of measure: 5 ft 8 in. + 1 ft 9 in.

A)7 ft 5 in.
B)2 yd 17 in.
C)2 yd 1 ft 5 in.
D)6 ft 17 in.

Question 39

A stack of boards is 27 inches high and each board measures 3 inches thick. How many boards are in the stack?

A)24 boards
B)24 inches
C)9 boards
D)9 inches

Question 40

Plantation shutters have 24 slats that are each 8 inches long. How many feet of lumber are required to build 4 shutters?

A)144 feet
B)64 feet
C)16 feet
D)4 feet

Question 41

If you have a rectangular area that is 520 square feet and one side of the rectangle is 26 feet, what is the other dimension?

A)494 feet
B)20 feet
C)546 feet
D)26 feet

Question 42

A warehouse has a stack of boxes that are all the same size and the entire stack measures 42 feet. If each box is 2 feet 4 inches tall, how many boxes are in the stack?

A)24 boxes
B)2 boxes
C)18 boxes
D)36 boxes

Question 43

Two pieces of lumber, each 15 m long, are cut into a total of 50 pieces. How long is each piece? Assume no waste.

Question 44

Divide and write the quotient in standard notation: 2 yd 10 ft 8 in. ÷ 4

A)4 ft 2 in.
B)3 yd 2 in.
C)2 ft 2 in.
D)1 yd 1 ft 2 in.

Question 45

How many containers, which can hold 3 quarts, are needed to distribute 300 gallons of water?

A)75 containers
B)400 containers
C)900 containers
D)100 containers

Question 46

If you have 15 boxes and each one weighs 12 pounds 5 ounces, what is the total weight of the boxes? Report your answer in standard form.

A)180 lb
B)184 lb 11 oz
C)186 lb 3 oz
D)4.6875 lb

Question 47

If you know the total length of a fence and the width of each board used to build the fence, what operation would you use to determine the number of boards needed for the fence?

A)multiplication
B)addition
C)division
D)subtraction

Question 48

A can contains 12 fl oz of cola. What is the volume of a 12-pack of cola? Express the result in standard notation.

A)1 gal 1 pt
B)4 qt 1 pt
C)4 qt 1 c
D)3 qt 3 pt

Question 49

Multiply and write the product in standard notation: 3 gal 3 qt × 4

A)14 gal 4 qt
B)12 gal 4 qt
C)15 gal
D)12 gal 12 qt

Question 50

Windows are 72 inches wide and 84 inches from floor to top of window. If the fabric you like for drapes is 45 inches wide and you want it to be pleated with a complete overlap, which takes twice as much material as if you were just covering the window, how many yards of fabric should you purchase? Note that you may have some "width" left over, but you must purchase the full width because the store will not sell less than 45 inches of width.

A)28 yards
B)7 yards
C)269 yards
D)10 yards

Question 51

A flower shop has dimensions of 115 ft by 97 ft What is the square footage of the shop?

Question 52

Divide and write the quotient in standard notation: 10 gallons ÷ 6

Question 53

Hair spray with a net weight of 7 oz per can is packaged in a can, which weighs 2 oz, and 12 cans are packaged per box. If the box weighs about 5 oz, what is the weight (in pounds)
Of the total box and contents?

A)91 pounds
B)10.5 pounds
C)7.06 pounds
D)5.69 pounds

Question 54

Concrete was ordered for a sidewalk which measures 200' long by 3' wide and poured to a depth of 4". How many cubic yards of concrete are required for the walk? (Round to next higher cubic yard.)
V = Length × Width × Depth

Question 55

A classroom measures 40 feet by 45 feet. What is the area of the room?

A)85 ft
B)170 ft2
C)170 ft
D)1,800 ft2

Question 56

A widget weighs 12 lb 4 oz. How much do 5 of these widgets weigh?

A)17 lb 9 oz
B)61 lb 4 oz
C)60 lb 20 oz
D)60 lb 4 oz

Question 57

Question 58

A piece of land has 672 feet of frontage on the road and a builder decides to subdivide the land so that each lot has 112 feet of frontage. How many lots will be in the subdivision?

A)6 lots
B)784 lots
C)560 lots
D)8 lots

Question 59

Divide 8 ft 11 in. by 17 in.

Question 60

A rectangular room measures 15 ft by 20 ft. How many square feet are in the room?

A)70 ft2
B)300 ft2
C)300 ft
D)70 ft

Question 61

A)deka-
B)giga-
C)hecto-
D)centi-

Question 62

change

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B)
C)
D)

Question 63

What fraction of a standard metric unit is used to represent a centimeter?

Question 64

What metric prefix is used for 10 times the standard unit of measure?

A)deka-
B)hecto-
C)kilo-
D)deci-

Question 65

Which of the following metric measures would probably be used to measure a family package of hamburger meat?

A)0.004 kilograms
B)2.8 kilograms
C)100 kilograms
D)52 kilograms

Question 66

What unit of metric measure should be used to measure the amount of gasoline pumped into the tank of a mini van?

A)centiliter
B)gram
C)meter
D)liter

Question 67

What metric measure is used to measure length or distance?

A)gram
B)degrees
C)meter
D)liter

Question 68

Change

A)
B)
C)
D)

Question 69

Convert 88 ft/s to mi/h.

A)65
B)55
C)70
D)60
E) none of the above

Question 70

The length and width of a textbook could be measured best in what unit of metric measure?

A)centimeters
B)milligrams
C)meters
D)grams

Question 71

A decorator purchased fabric to make drapes for one window in an office. What unit of metric measure was used?

A)meter
B)gram
C)liter
D)hour

Question 72

Which of the following statements is a reasonable statement about a measurement?

A)Report your weight on your driver's license as 20 kilograms.
B)Run 41 kilometers in a marathon race.
C)Drink 2.5 liters of cold medication.
D)Buy boards that are 5 meters tall to build a fence around your yard.

Question 73

Bottled drinking water is measured using which metric measure?

A)grams
B)ounces
C)liters
D)meters

Question 74

Convert 9

A) 6,480
B) 540
C) 45
D)108
E) none of the above

Question 75

A police officer must convert a speed of 75 miles per hour to feet per second. How many feet per second should he have?

A)110 feet per second
B)4224 feet per second
C)51 feet per second
D)150 feet per second

Question 76

The thickness of a compact disk is measured in which unit of metric measurement?

A)meters
B)grams
C)centimeters
D)millimeters

Question 77

A computer web site designer was late to a meeting with a prospective client because he was stopped by a highway policeman for speeding. The policeman stated that he clocked the designer's car at 100 ft/s in a 40 mi/h zone. How fast was the designer going? Round to the nearest tenth of a mi/h.

Question 78

A fish tank pumps 40 gallons of water per minute. How many gallons are pumped per hour?

A)2,400 gallons per hour
B)240 gallons per hour
C)1.5 gallons per hour
D)0.67 gallons per hour

Question 79

An automobile that is traveling 65 miles per hour is traveling how many feet per second?

A)292,4.0.77 feet/second
B)44.32 feet/second
C)95.33 feet/second
D)48,738.46 feet/second

Question 80

Convert 25 mi/gal to ft/qt.

A)1,320
B)132,000
C)33,000
D)100
E) none of the above