FAST Mathematical: Measurement and Data 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A clock shows 3:45 PM. How many minutes are left until 4:00 PM?
- 5 minutes
- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes (Correct answer)
- 20 minutes
Correct answer: 15 minutes
From 3:45 PM to 4:00 PM is exactly 15 minutes.
Question 2: A box weighs 4 pounds and 8 ounces. How many total ounces does the box weigh?
- 48 ounces
- 56 ounces
- 72 ounces (Correct answer)
- 64 ounces
Correct answer: 72 ounces
4 pounds × 16 ounces/pound = 64 ounces + 8 ounces = 72 ounces.
Question 3: A stem-and-leaf plot shows these values: Stem 2 | Leaves 3 5 8, Stem 3 | Leaves 1 4. What is the range of the data?
- 11 (Correct answer)
- 23
- 34
- 25
Correct answer: 11
The values are 23, 25, 28, 31, 34; range = 34 − 23 = 11.
Question 4: A student pours water into a graduated cylinder and reads a volume of 45 mL. She adds 15 more mL. What is the new volume?
- 30 mL
- 55 mL
- 60 mL (Correct answer)
- 65 mL
Correct answer: 60 mL
45 mL + 15 mL = 60 mL total volume in the graduated cylinder.
Question 5: Which tool would a Florida student MOST likely use to measure the length of a pencil accurately?
- Thermometer
- Balance scale
- Ruler (Correct answer)
- Stopwatch
Correct answer: Ruler
A ruler is the appropriate tool for measuring the linear length of small objects like a pencil.
Question 6: A pie chart shows that 50% of students chose math as their favorite subject and 25% chose science. What percentage chose subjects other than math or science?
- 25% (Correct answer)
- 50%
- 75%
- 10%
Correct answer: 25%
50% + 25% = 75%; the remaining 100% − 75% = 25% chose other subjects.
FAST Mathematical: Measurement and Data 3
A clock shows 3:45 PM.
How many minutes are left until 4:00 PM?