Deck 9: Metric System Measurement

Question 1

Convert 35 mm to cm.

A) 0.35 cm
B) 350 cm
C) 3.5 cm
D) 3500 cm
E) 0.035 cm

Answer 1

3.5 cm

Question 2

Convert 23 m 73 cm to m.

A) 0.02373 m
B) 23.73 m
C) 237.3 m
D) 2.373 m
E) 23,730 m

Answer 2

23.73 m

Question 3

Convert 10 cm 7 mm to cm.

A) 0.0107 cm
B) 107 cm
C) 0.107 cm
D) 10.7 cm
E) 10,700 cm

Answer 3

10.7 cm

Question 4

Convert 5969 g to kg.

A) 5969 kg
B) 596.9 kg
C) 5.969 kg
D) 0.5969 kg
E) 59.69 kg

Question 5

Surgical technologists help set up the instruments in an operating room prior to surgery. A set of Iris Scissors is among the instruments and is 14.7 cm long. Give this measurement in millimeters.

A) 1470 mm
B) 1.47 mm
C) 0.147 mm
D) 147 mm
E) 24.7 mm

Question 6

Twenty rivets are used to fasten two steel plates together. The plates are 3.7 m long, and the rivets are equally spaced, with a rivet at each end. Find the distance between the rivets. Round to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

A) 194.7 cm
B) 1.90 cm
C) 18.5 cm
D) 1.9 cm
E) 19.5 cm

Question 7

Convert 399 cm to meters.

A) 0.00399 m
B) 39.9 m
C) 0.0399 m
D) 399 m
E) 3.99 m

Question 8

Convert 5.32 kg to g.

A) 53.2 g
B) 5,320,000 g
C) 532,000 g
D) 53,200 g
E) 5320 g

Question 9

Convert 960 m to kilometers.

A) 9.6 km
B) 0.096 km
C) 96 km
D) 0.96 km
E) 9600 km

Question 10

A patient's blood pressure is defined to be the pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries, usually measured by means of a sphygmomanometer. Blood pressure is normally expressed as a fraction in millimeters of mercury. The numerator of the fraction is the maximum pressure when the heart contracts, forcing blood out of the heart. The denominator is the minimum pressure when the heart is filling with blood. The suggested optimal blood pressure of 130/80 is the ratio of 130 mm of mercury to 80 mm of mercury. Express these measurements in cm.

A) 1.3 cm of mercury; 0.8 cm of mercury
B) 13.0 cm of mercury; 8.0 cm of mercury
C) 1300 cm of mercury; 800 cm of mercury
D) 12.9 cm of mercury; 7.9 cm of mercury
E) 13.1 cm of mercury; 8.1 cm of mercury

Question 11

Convert 81 cm to millimeters.

A) 0.81 mm
B) 0.081 mm
C) 810 mm
D) 8100 mm
E) 8.1 mm

Question 12

Convert 0.64 m to cm.

A) 64 cm
B) 640 cm
C) 6400 cm
D) 0.64 cm
E) 64000 cm

Question 13

Convert 13.19 cm to mm.

A) 13.19 mm
B) 13,190 mm
C) 131.9 mm
D) 1.319 mm
E) 0.1319 mm

Question 14

A walk-a-thon had two checkpoints. One checkpoint was 1200 m from the starting point. The second checkpoint was 1400 m from the first checkpoint. The second checkpoint was 1600 m from the finish line. How long was the walk? Express the answer in kilometers.

A) 4.2 km
B) 420 km
C) 0.42 km
D) 4200 km
E) 42 km

Question 15

Convert 99 km to meters.

A) 9900 m
B) 990 m
C) 0.099 m
D) 99,000 m
E) 0.99 m

Question 16

The length of crutches that a patient uses should be approximately $\frac { 2 } { 5 }$ the height of the patient. If a patient is 1.84 m tall, find the length, in meters, of crutches the patient should use.

A) 0.74 m
B) 0.69 m
C) 4.65 m
D) 0.79 m
E) 4.60 m

Question 17

Convert 6069 mg to g.

A) 0.006069 g
B) 60.69 g
C) 606.9 g
D) 6.069 g
E) 6069 g

Question 18

Convert 333 g to mg.

A) 333,000 mg
B) 333,000,000 mg
C) 3330 mg
D) 33,300 mg
E) 3,330,000 mg

Question 19

Carmine is a member of a group that has adopted 10 km of highway. During this week, Carmine cleaned up litter along the highway for 2000 m, 1500 m, 1000 m, 1300 m, and 1400 m. Find the average number of kilometers Carmine cleaned up on each of the 5 days this week.

A) 14.4 km
B) 144 km
C) 7.2 km
D) 1.44 km
E) 1440 km

Question 20

Convert 16 km 529 m to km.

A) 16.529 km
B) 68.9 km
C) 5.29 km
D) 0.529 km
E) 21.29 km

Question 21

Convert 23 g 178 mg to g.

A) 24.78 g
B) 0.178 g
C) 40.8 g
D) 23.178 g
E) 1.78 g

Question 22

The label on a vial of the pain-relief medication sufentanil reads 200 mcg/5 ml. If a medication order reads 80 mcg IV push, how many milliliters should this patient be given?

A) 2.2 ml
B) 1.8 ml
C) 2.0 ml
D) 2.3 ml
E) 12.5 ml

Question 23

The dosage of a certain antibiotic is determined by the weight of the patient in kilograms. A patient weighing 35 kg is given a shot of this antibiotic. Find the amount of medication, in milligrams, the patient receives if the dosage rate for this medication is 6 mg/kg.

A) 310 mg
B) 410 mg
C) 360 mg
D) 110 mg
E) 210 mg

Question 24

A health store buys nuts in 20-kilogram containers and repackages the nuts for resale. The store packages the nuts in 125-gram bags, costing $0.04 each, and sells them for $2.50 per bag. Find the profit on a 20-kilogram container of nuts costing $155.00.

A) $2.39
B) $238.60
C) $23.86
D) $2386.00
E) $0.24

Question 25

A patient is advised to supplement her diet with 0.875 g of calcium per day. The calcium tablets she purchases contain 175 mg of calcium per tablet. How many tablets per day should the patient take?

A) 0.5
B) 0.05
C) 50
D) 5
E) 500

Question 26

Each teaspoon (t) of an oral suspension of ibuprofen contains 0.7 g of medication. If a patient takes 2 t of this medication three times day for two days, how many milligrams of ibuprofen has the patient received?

A) 2800 mg
B) 1400 mg
C) 8400 mg
D) 840 mg
E) 4200 mg

Question 27

One glass of milk contains 35 mg of cholesterol. How many grams of cholesterol are there in 6 glasses of milk?

A) 210 g
B) 41 g
C) 2.1 g
D) 0.21 g
E) 21 g

Question 28

Convert 8535 cm3 to liters.

A) 8,535 L
B) 85.35 L
C) 0.8535 L
D) 8.535 L
E) 853.5 L

Question 29

Convert 3.45 L to ml.

A) 3,450,000 ml
B) 34.5 ml
C) 345 ml
D) 3450 ml
E) 3.45 ml

Question 30

Convert 5399 ml to liters.

A) 53.99 L
B) 0.05399 L
C) 5.399 L
D) 539.9 L
E) 0.005399 L

Question 31

Convert 21 kg 652 g to kg.

A) 27.52 kg
B) 21.652 kg
C) 0.652 kg
D) 673 kg
E) 86.2 kg

Question 32

A 1.22-kilogram container of Quaker Oats contains 26 servings. Find the number of grams in one serving of the oatmeal. Round to the nearest whole number.

A) 32 g
B) 47 g
C) 5 g
D) 1220 g
E) 469 g

Question 33

Convert 468 ml to cm3.

A) 468 cm3
B) 0.468 cm3
C) 46.8 cm3
D) 4680 cm3
E) 4.68 cm3

Question 34

Convert 6.13 L to cm3.

A) 61,300 cm3
B) 6130 cm3
C) 6,130,000 cm3
D) 61.3 cm3
E) 613,000 cm3

Question 35

Find the cost of three packages of ground meat weighing 450 g, 600 g, and 540 g if the price per kilogram is $8.60. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

A) $13,674.00
B) $13.67
C) $1367.40
D) $136.74
E) $1590.00

Question 36

The label on a bottle of atropine sulfate indicates the strength of the medication is 0.1 mg/ml. If an injection of 200 mcg of atropine sulfate is prescribed, how many milliliters of this drug should be given to the patient?

A) 0.2 ml
B) 20 ml
C) 200 ml
D) 2 ml
E) 0.02 ml

Question 37

Convert 808 cm3 to ml.

A) 8080 ml
B) 8.08 ml
C) 80.8 ml
D) 808,000 ml
E) 808 ml

Question 38

A laboratory solution contains 25 μg of solute per milliliter of solution. How many milligrams of solute would there be in 500 ml of solution?

A) 18 mg
B) 22.5 mg
C) 12.5 mg
D) 23 mg
E) 32.7 mg

Question 39

Convert 3.18 kl to L.

A) 31,800 L
B) 3180 L
C) 318 L
D) 31.8 L
E) 0.318 L

Question 40

An adult is prescribed 600 mg of a medication to be taken twice a day for five days. At the end of five days, how many grams of this medication has the patient taken?

A) 7 g
B) 6 g
C) 5 g
D) 9 g
E) 8 g

Question 41

How many Calories can you eliminate from your diet in 2 weeks by omitting 400 Calories per day?

A) 800 Calories
B) 1400 Calories
C) 5600 Calories
D) 114 Calories
E) 200 Calories

Question 42

Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. Normal red blood cell levels (RBC) for men are 4.5 million to 6.2 million cells/μl. If an RBC is reported to be 5.3 million cells/μl, how many red blood cells are in 1 ml of this blood?

A) 5.0 billion cells
B) 5.4 billion cells
C) 5.1 billion cells
D) 5.5 billion cells
E) 5.3 billion cells

Question 43

For a healthful diet, it is recommended that 60% of the daily intake of Calories come from carbohydrates. Find the daily intake of Calories from carbohydrates that is appropriate if you want to limit your Calorie intake to 1400 Calories.

A) 850 Calories
B) 835 Calories
C) 840 Calories
D) 830 Calories
E) 845 Calories

Question 44

After playing golf for 4 h, Ruben had a banana split containing 300 Calories. Playing golf uses 380 Calories per hour.
a. Without doing the calculations, did the banana split contain more or fewer Calories than Ruben burned off playing golf?
b. Find the number of Calories Ruben gained or lost from these two activities.

A) a. Fewer b. Loss of 1220 Calories
B) a. Fewer b. Gain of 1240 Calories
C) a. More b. Loss of 1230 Calories
D) a. Fewer b. Gain of 1210 Calories
E) a. More b. Loss of 1250 Calories

Question 45

A chemistry experiment requires 13 ml of an acid solution. How many liters of acid should be ordered when 3 classes of 90 students each are going to perform the experiment? (The acid must be ordered by the whole liter.)

A) 4 L
B) 5 L
C) 7 L
D) 6 L
E) 3 L

Question 46

A flu vaccine is being given for the coming winter season. A medical corporation buys 12.8 L of flu vaccine. How many patients can be immunized if each person requires 4 cm3?

A) 3,200,000
B) 320
C) 3.2
D) 3200
E) 320,000

Question 47

Convert 20 L 155 ml to liters.

A) 21.55 L
B) 20.155 L
C) 175 L
D) 0.155 L
E) 1.55 L

Question 48

A chemistry experiment requires 21 ml of an acid solution. How many liters of acid should be ordered when 4 classes of 32 students each are going to perform the experiment? (The acid must be ordered by the whole liter.)

A) 26 L
B) 269 L
C) 84 L
D) 2 L
E) 2688 L

Question 49

Moderately active people need 34 Calories per pound of body weight to maintain their weight. How many Calories should a 140-pound, moderately active person consume per day to maintain that weight?

A) 6760 Calories
B) 7760 Calories
C) 4260 Calories
D) 4760 Calories
E) 5760 Calories

Question 50

Convert 8000 L to kl.

A) 8 kl
B) 0.8 kl
C) 8,000 kl
D) 80 kl
E) 0.008 kl

Question 51

A medical laboratory runs blood tests seven days a week and uses an average of 400 ml of a diluting agent per day. How many liters of this diluting agent are used in a month of 20 days?

A) 8 L
B) 13 L
C) 11 L
D) 9 L
E) 10 L

Question 52

An athletic club uses 900 ml of chlorine each day for its swimming pool. How many liters of chlorine are used in a month of 30 days? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

A) 0.027 L
B) 27.00 L
C) 27,000 L
D) 2700 L
E) 0.27 L

Question 53

A service station operator bought 105 kl of gasoline for $25,382. The gasoline was sold for $0.379 per liter. Find the profit on the 105 kl of gasoline.

A) $29,361.50
B) $39,795.00
C) $65,177.00
D) $79,618.00
E) $14,413.00

Question 54

A can of tomato juice contains 1.20 L. How many 150-milliliter servings are in one can of tomato juice? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

A) 0.008
B) 8
C) 0.8
D) 80
E) 0.08

Question 55

A 1-liter infusion of D $5$ W is set to infuse at a rate of 80 ml/h. How long will it take for this infusion to be complete? Give your answer in hours and minutes.

A) 10 h 45 min
B) 15 h 26 min
C) 13 h 42 min
D) 12 h 40 min
E) 10 h 66 min

Question 56

At noon, $\frac { 2 } { 5 }$ of a 1-liter bag of normal saline has been infused. If the infusion rate for this IV is 120 ml/h, what time will this infusion be complete?

A) 6 P.M.
B) 5 P.M.
C) 4 P.M.
D) 3 P.M.
E) 7 P.M.

Question 57

Hiking requires approximately 350 Calories per hour. How many hours would you have to hike to burn off a 355-Calorie sandwich, a 180-Calorie soda, and a 320-Calorie ice cream cone? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 2.2 h
B) 146.6 h
C) 2.4 h
D) 14.3 h
E) 1.5 h

Question 58

A patient brings in a 24-hour urine collection for testing of total protein. The total volume is 2700 ml. The results for this particular test will be reported in milligrams per deciliter. How many deciliters of urine are in this specimen? (Medical tests in the laboratory often give results in deciliters.)

A) 27 dl
B) 28 dl
C) 26 dl
D) 25 dl
E) 29 dl

Question 59

Convert 5 kl 424 L to kl.

A) 9.24 kl
B) 429 kl
C) 4.24 kl
D) 0.424 kl
E) 5.424 kl

Question 60

Playing singles tennis requires 500 Calories per hour. How many Calories do you burn in 26 days playing 15 min per day?

A) 195,000 Calories
B) 7500 Calories
C) 217 Calories
D) 3250 Calories
E) 32,500 Calories

Question 61

A 2-kilogram ham costs $11/kg. Find the cost per pound. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) $8.80/lb
B) $13.20/lb
C) $24.20/lb
D) $5.50/lb
E) $5.00/lb

Question 62

A 21-inch TV set is rated at 75W. The TV is used an average of 31/2 h each day for a week. How many kilowatt-hours of energy are used during the week? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

A) 1.6 kWh
B) 0.3 kWh
C) 1.8 kWh
D) 18.4 kWh
E) 24.5 kWh

Question 63

Deck stain costs $25.69 /gal. Find the cost per liter. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) $6.77/L
B) $67.75/L
C) $97.42/L
D) $0.68/L
E) $677.48/L

Question 64

Find the number of liters in 17.4 gal of gasoline. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 65.95 L
B) 0.32 L
C) 1.22 L
D) 4.59 L
E) 943.08 L

Question 65

Gasoline costs $0.354/L. Find the cost per gallon. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) $13.42/gal
B) $1.34/gal
C) $0.09/gal
D) $3.54/gal
E) $4.14/gal

Question 66

How much does it cost to run a 1950-watt air conditioner for 10 h at 11 cents per kilowatt-hour? Round to the nearest cent.

A) $2145.00
B) $21.45
C) $0.21
D) $214.50
E) $2.15

Question 67

Express 120 km/h in miles per hour. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 74.53 mi/h
B) 0.75 mi/h
C) 193.20 mi/h
D) 69.70 mi/h
E) 76.14 mi/h

Question 68

Find the number of gallons in 5 L of antifreeze. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 18.99 gal
B) 13.17 gal
C) 1.32 gal
D) 5.26 gal
E) 4.74 gal

Question 69

Express 75 m/s in feet per second. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 71.72 ft/s
B) 0.75 ft/s
C) 22.87 ft/s
D) 246.00 ft/s
E) 78.28 ft/s

Question 70

Find the weight in kilograms of a 160-pound person. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 352.00 kg
B) 320.00 kg
C) 72.73 kg
D) 32.00 kg
E) 0.16 kg

Question 71

Find the weight in pounds of a 155-kilogram person. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 155.00 lb
B) 1550.00 lb
C) 341.00 lb
D) 0.16 lb
E) 682.00 lb

Question 72

Riding a bicycle requires 255 Calories per hour. How many hours would Shawna have to ride a bicycle to burn off the Calories in a 380-Calorie milkshake, a 370-Calorie cheeseburger, and a 150-Calorie apple? Round to the nearest tenth.

A) 3.9 h
B) 3.5 h
C) 3.7 h
D) 3.8 h
E) 3.4 h

Question 73

Express 44 mi/h in kilometers per hour. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 4.25 km/h
B) 70.84 km/h
C) 1180.67 km/h
D) 7.08 km/h
E) 733.33 km/h

Question 74

A doctor prescribes 120 ml of cough syrup per day for a patient. The total daily prescribed dosage is to be divided into four equal doses. How many teaspoons of cough syrup should be given to the patient in a single dose?

A) 7 t
B) 9 t
C) 6 t
D) 8 t
E) 10 t

Question 75

Swimming requires 540 Calories per hour. How many pounds could be lost by swimming 1 $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ h each day for 5 days if no extra calories were consumed? (3500 Calories are equivalent to 1 lb.)

A) 1.15 lb
B) 1.24 lb
C) 1.2 lb
D) 1.17 lb
E) 1.19 lb

Question 76

Gary is planning a 3-day backpacking trip and decides to hike an average of 4 h each day. Hiking requires an extra 330 Calories per hour. How many pounds will Gary lose during the trip if he consumes an extra 900 Calories each day? (3500 Calories are equivalent to 1 lb.)

A) 0.5 lb
B) 0.6 lb
C) 0.4 lb
D) 0.8 lb
E) 0.7 lb

Question 77

Seedless watermelon costs $0.56 /lb. Find the cost per kilogram. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

A) $254.55/kg
B) $1.12/kg
C) $0.25/kg
D) $1.23/kg
E) $0.11/kg

Question 78

The winning long jump at a track meet was 28 ft 1 in. Convert this distance to meters. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 0.74 m
B) 11.42 m
C) 855.98 m
D) 8.56 m
E) 3.37 m

Question 79

Swimming requires 590 Calories per hour. How many pounds could be lost by swimming 2 $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ h each day for 5 days if no extra Calories were consumed? (3500 Calories are equivalent to 1 lb.) Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

A) 0.42 lb
B) 21.07 lb
C) 1.69 lb
D) 0.34 lb
E) 2.11 lb

Question 80

Find the number of liters in 17 c of soda. Round to the nearest hundredth.

A) 3.99 L
B) 3.63 L
C) 8.50 L
D) 72.34 L
E) 7.99 L