ISAT Quantitative Reasoning with Units 2

Question 1

A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed in feet per second? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)

Accepted Answer

88 ft/s

Answer

240 miles/4 hours = 60 mph; 60 × 5280 / 3600 = 88 ft/s.

Question 2

A recipe calls for 2.5 liters of broth. If you only have a measuring cup marked in fluid ounces (1 L ≈ 33.8 fl oz), approximately how many fluid ounces do you need?

Accepted Answer

84.5 fl oz

Answer

2.5 × 33.8 = 84.5 fluid ounces.

Question 3

A field has an area of 3.6 hectares. How many square meters is this? (1 hectare = 10,000 m²)

Accepted Answer

36,000 m²

Answer

3.6 × 10,000 = 36,000 m².

Question 4

A pump moves water at 45 gallons per minute. At this rate, how many hours will it take to fill a 16,200-gallon tank?

Accepted Answer

6 hours

Answer

16,200 ÷ 45 = 360 minutes = 6 hours.

Question 5

A gold bar weighs 400 troy ounces. If 1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams, what is the mass of the bar in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

12.44 kg

Answer

400 × 31.1 = 12,440 g = 12.44 kg.

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ISAT Quantitative Reasoning with Units 2