ISAT Quantitative Reasoning with Units 3

Question 1

A cube has side lengths of 0.5 meters. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?

Accepted Answer

125,000 cm³

Answer

0.5 m = 50 cm; 50³ = 125,000 cm³.

Question 2

Electricity costs $0.12 per kilowatt-hour. A 1,500-watt heater runs for 8 hours per day. What is the daily electricity cost?

Accepted Answer

$1.44

Answer

1,500 W = 1.5 kW; 1.5 × 8 = 12 kWh; 12 × $0.12 = $1.44.

Question 3

A train travels at 180 km/h. How many meters does it travel in 15 seconds?

Accepted Answer

750 m

Answer

180 km/h = 50 m/s; 50 × 15 = 750 m.

Question 4

A swimming pool holds 500,000 liters of water. If 1 liter of water has a mass of 1 kg, what is the mass of the water in metric tons? (1 metric ton = 1,000 kg)

Accepted Answer

500 metric tons

Answer

500,000 kg ÷ 1,000 = 500 metric tons.

Question 5

A map has a scale of 1:250,000. If two cities are 4.8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

12 km

Answer

4.8 cm × 250,000 = 1,200,000 cm = 12 km.

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ISAT Quantitative Reasoning with Units 3