ISAT - International Student Admissions Quantitative Reasoning with Units 2

Question 1

A car travels at 72 km/h. Express this speed in meters per second.

Accepted Answer

20 m/s

Answer

72 km/h x 1000/3600 = 20 m/s.

Question 2

2.5 cups flour makes 12 cookies. How many cups for 78 cookies?

Accepted Answer

16.25 cups

Answer

2.5/12 x 78 = 16.25 cups.

Question 3

Pool: 25m x 10m x 2m. Water costs $0.003/liter. Cost to fill completely?

Accepted Answer

$1,500

Answer

Volume = 500 m^3 = 500,000 liters. Cost = 500,000 x 0.003 = $1,500.

Question 4

Athlete runs 100m in 10.5s. At this pace, how long for a mile (1609m)?

Accepted Answer

168.9 seconds

Answer

Speed = 9.524 m/s. Time = 1609/9.524 = 168.9 seconds.

Question 5

Factory: 450 widgets/hour, each 250g. Metric tons produced in an 8-hour shift?

Accepted Answer

0.9 metric tons

Answer

3600 widgets x 250g = 900,000g = 900kg = 0.9 metric tons.

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