Unit Conversion
1. [March US 2023] 3. [March US 2023]
A scientist takes two samples of Earth’s The area of a rectangular region is increas-
crust, each with a mass of 3240 grams. Sam- ing at a rate of 20 square feet per hour.
ple A has density of 3.0 grams per cubic Which of the following is closest to this rate
centimeter, and sample B has a density of in square meters per minute?
2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. How much (Use 1 meter = 3.28 feet)
greater is the volume, in cubic centimeters,
of sample B than sample A? A) 0.03 C) 1.09
B) 0.10 D) 2.03
2. [March US 2023]
4. [June 2023]
The walls of a small apartment were cov-
The speed of a white-throated needletail,
ered using exactly 3 gallons of paint. The
a type of bird, in flight was measured to be
paint was spread uniformly over a total area
49 miles per hour. What was the white-
of 960 square feet. What was the rate, in
throated needletail’s measured speed, in
gallons per square foot, at which the paint
kilometers per hour?
was used?
(Use 1 mile = 1.6 kilometers)
1 C) 320
A)
960 A) 30.6 C) 50.6
1
B) D) 960 B) 47.4 D) 78.4
320
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5. [August US 2023] 8. [March 2024]
An object traveled 30 miles in 2 hours. A certain town has an area of 3.99 square
What was the average speed, in miles per miles. What is the area, in square yards,
hour, of the object? of this town? (1 mile = 1, 760 yards)
A) 441 C) 776, 341
B) 7, 022 D) 12, 359, 424
6. [August US 2023]
An object’s speed is increasing at a rate 9. [May 2024]
of 6.80 meters per second squared. What
is this rate in miles per minute squared, The area of a rectangular region is increas-
rounded to the nearest tenth? ing at a rate of 260 square feet per hour.
(Use 1 mile=1,609 meters.) Which of the following is closest to this rate
in square meters per minute?
(Use 1 meter = 3.28 feet.)
A) 0.40 C) 14.21
B) 1.32 D) 24.17
7. [November 2023]
A raised garden is in the shape of a right
rectangular prism. Its base has a width of
3 feet and a length of 27 feet, and it will be 10. [March 2024]
filled 24 inches high with topsoil. The total
cost of the topsoil needed to fill the garden A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is used
to this height is 198 dollars. What is the for underwater ocean research. When the
unit cost, in dollars, per cubic yard, for the ROV is at a depth of 41 fathoms, what is
topsoil? the ROV’s depth in feet? (1 fathom = 6
(1 yard= 3 feet; 1 foot = 12 inches) feet)
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11. [May US 2024] 13. [August US 2024]
An object’s speed is increasing at a rate of An object’s speed is increasing at the rate
3.9 meters per second squared. What is this of 12.1 meters per second squared. What
rate, in miles per minute squared, rounded is this rate, in miles per minute squared,
to the nearest tenth? rounded to the nearest tenth?
(Use 1 mile = 1,609 meters.) (Use 1 mile=1,609 meters.)
A) 0.1 C) 104.6
B) 8.7 D) 412.6 A) 0.5 C) 133
B) 27.1 D) 324.5
12. [August 2024]
A raised garden is in the shape of a right 14. [November 2024]
rectangular prism. Its base has a width of
3 feet and a length of 27 feet, and it will be An object’s speed is increasing at a rate of
filled 24 inches high with topsoil. The total 5.70 meter per second squared. What is this
cost of the topsoil needed to fill the garden rate in miles per minute squared, rounded
to this height is 234 dollars. What is the to the nearest tenth?
unit cost, in dollars per cubic yard, for the (Use 1 mile=1,609 meters.)
topsoil?
(1 yard = 3 feet; 1 foot = 12 inches)
15. [October US 2024]
How many centimeters are equivalent to 35
meters?(1 meter = 100 centimeters)
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16. [October US 2024] 18. [December 2024]
An object’s speed is increasing at a rate of 3
An object moves at a speed of feet per
1.1 meters per second squared. What is this 50
second. What is this speed, in yards per
rate in miles per minutes squared, round to second? (3 feet = 1 yard)
the nearest tenth?
(Use 1 mile= 1,609 meters.)
A) 50 9
C)
A) 0 C) 29.5 50
1
B) 2.5 D) 1462.7 B) 6 D)
50
17. [December US 2024]
The area of a rectangular region is increas- 19. [March US 2025]
ing at a rate of 280 square feet per hour.
Which of the following is closest to this rate The table shows the distribution of people
in square meters per minute? in a certain city by age group.
(Use 1 meter = 3.28 feet.)
A) 0.43 C) 15.31
B) 1.42 D) 26.03 Age group Proportion
Less than 18 years old 34%
18–40 years old 23%
41–65 years old 22%
Greater than 65 years old 21%
If a person in this city is selected at random,
which of the following is closest to the prob-
ability of selecting a person who is greater
than 65 years old, given that the person is
at least 18 years old?
A) 0.21 C) 0.45
B) 0.32 D) 0.62
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20. [May 2025] 23. [June US 2025]
A certain hybrid car uses 39 gallons of gaso- A container has a volume of 0.84 cubic
line to travel 1,950 miles. At this rate, how meters. Which of the following is closest
many kilometers does the car travel using to this volume, in quarts? (Note: 100.00
39 gallons of gasoline? (Use 1 mile = 1.6 centimeters = 1 meter. Use 946.35 cubic
kilometers.) centimeters = 1.00 quart.)
A) 312 C) 31,200 A) 0.09 C) 794.93
B) 3,120 D) 312,000 B) 7.95 D) 887.62
21. [May 2025] 24. [June US 2025]
The bone mineral density of a certain per- How many centimeters are equivalent to 47
son’s thoracic spine was estimated to be meters? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)
0.812 grams per square centimeter. What
is this estimated bone mineral density in
grams per square millimeter? (1 centime-
ter=10 millimeters)
A) 81.2 C) 0.0812 25. [June US 2025]
B) 8.12 D) 0.00812
An area of 56.00 square nautical miles is
equivalent to k square kilometers. To the
nearest tenth, what is the value of k? (1
nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers)
22. [June 2025]
An object’s speed, in meters per hour, is
increasing at a rate of 1,490 meters per hour
per second. Which of the following is clos-
est to this rate in feet per second squared?
(Use 1 meter = 3.28 feet.)
A) 0.126 C) 7.57
B) 1.36 D) 81.5
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Answers: Unit Conversion
Number Answer Number Answer
1 120 2 B
3 A 4 D
5 15 6 15.2
7 33 8 D
9 A 10 246
11 B 12 39
13 B 14 12.8
15 3500 16 A
17 A 18 D
19 B 20 B
21 D 22 B
23 D 24 4700
25 192.1
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