ISAT - International Student Admissions Test International Student Admissions Quantitative Reasoning with Units 1

Question 1

A recipe requires 450 grams of sugar. If 1 pound equals 453.6 grams, how many pounds of sugar are needed (rounded to the nearest hundredth)?

Accepted Answer

0.99 lb

Answer

1.01 lb

Answer

0.90 lb

Answer

1.10 lb

Question 2

A water tank holds 3,000 liters. A pump fills it at a rate of 25 liters per minute. How many hours will it take to fill the tank?

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Answer

1.5 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Question 3

A train covers 540 km in 4.5 hours. What is its speed in meters per second?

Accepted Answer

33.33 m/s

Answer

30.00 m/s

Answer

40.00 m/s

Answer

27.78 m/s

Question 4

If 7 workers can paint a building in 12 days, how many days will 4 workers take to paint the same building, assuming constant work rate?

Accepted Answer

21 days

Answer

16 days

Answer

28 days

Answer

14 days

Question 5

A cylindrical storage drum has a radius of 0.5 m and a height of 1.2 m. If oil costs $1.80 per liter and 1 m³ = 1000 liters, what is the cost to fill the drum? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

Accepted Answer

$1,696.32

Answer

$1,884.96

Answer

$942.48

Answer

$2,035.00

Question 6

A student exchanges $850 USD into euros at a rate of 0.92 euros per dollar, then spends €320. How many euros does the student have left?

Accepted Answer

€462

Answer

€542

Answer

€452

Answer

€482