Converting Units & Converting Rates Quiz 1

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Converting Units & Converting Rates Quiz 1 - Quiz

This quiz assesses your ability to convert from one unit to another as well as your ability to convert from one rate to another.   Good luck!


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    • A.

      80 cups

    • B.

      80 gallons

    • C.

      .3125 cups

    • D.

      .3125 gallons

    Correct Answer
    A. 80 cups
    Explanation
    The gallons units cancel in your multiplication. You just multiply 5 by 16 and your answer is in cups.

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  • 2. 

    • A.

      15000 m

    • B.

      15000 cm

    • C.

      1.5 m

    • D.

      1.5 cm

    Correct Answer
    C. 1.5 m
    Explanation
    The cm units cancel and leave you with meters. 150/100 = 1.5, so your answer is 1.5 m.

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  • 3. 

    Identify the missing fraction in the following problem:

    • A.

      3 yds/1 ft

    • B.

      3 ft/1 yd

    • C.

      1 yd/3 ft

    • D.

      1 ft/3 yds

    Correct Answer
    B. 3 ft/1 yd
    Explanation
    The correct answer is 3ft/1yd since the yards units must cancel and 3 ft = 1 yd.

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  • 4. 

    Complete this problem on your own and select your final answer.

    • A.

      1280 cups

    • B.

      1280 gallons

    • C.

      5 gallons

    • D.

      4.5 gallons

    Correct Answer
    C. 5 gallons
    Explanation
    80 cups * 1 gal/16 cups = 5 gallons

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  • 5. 

    Convert 3 miles to feet.

    • A.

      1760 feet

    • B.

      1760 miles

    • C.

      5280 feet

    • D.

      15840 feet

    Correct Answer
    D. 15840 feet
    Explanation
    3 mi * 5280 ft/1 mi = 15840 ft

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  • 6. 

    Select the fraction that is missing from this problem.

    • A.

      1 mi/5280 ft

    • B.

      1 h/3600 sec

    • C.

      3600 sec/1 mi

    • D.

      3600 sec/1 h

    Correct Answer
    D. 3600 sec/1 h
    Explanation
    The given problem involves converting units of measurement. The missing fraction is 3600 sec/1 h, which represents the conversion factor from seconds to hours. This fraction is necessary to convert a given time in seconds to hours.

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  • 7. 

    Select the fraction that is missing from this problem.

    • A.

      1 mi/5280 ft

    • B.

      5280 ft/1 mi

    • C.

      5280 ft/1 h

    • D.

      1 h/3600 sec

    Correct Answer
    B. 5280 ft/1 mi
    Explanation
    The given problem is asking for a missing fraction. Looking at the options, we can see that all the fractions are given except for one: 5280 ft/1 mi. This is the missing fraction.

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  • 8. 

    Complete this problem to find the final answer.

    • A.

      114.0625 gal/year

    • B.

      .219 gal/year

    • C.

      22.8125 gal/year

    • D.

      29,200 gal/year

    Correct Answer
    A. 114.0625 gal/year
    Explanation
    The given answer, 114.0625 gal/year, is the final answer to the problem.

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  • 9. 

    • A.

      1,330,560,000 ft/sec

    • B.

      1.47 ft/sec

    • C.

      47.73 ft/sec

    • D.

      102.67 ft/sec

    Correct Answer
    D. 102.67 ft/sec

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