In the following problems make the necessary conversions to

achieve the requested result.

The distance between Riobamba and Esmeraldas is approximately 245 miles.
this distance in kilometers

301.02 c. 405.05
b. 394.21 d. 415.21

solution:

1 mile = 1,609 kilometers

245 miles = 394,205 kilometers

1km
394,205 km. = 394,205 = 394, 21 m
1000m

The height of the Chimborazo snow-capped mountain is 6310m above sea level. Express the result.
in feet.

19890.03 c. 20703.11
b. 20073.12 d. 25003.21

solution:

1 foot = 0.3048 meters

1pie
6,310 m. = 20 702.099 = 20 703, 11 pies
0.3048m

3. Un jugador de basquetbol de la NBA mide 6pies y 8,5plg ¿Cuánto mide su estatura en

metros?

a. 1.98 c. 2.01
b. 1.99 d. 2.04

solution:

1 foot = 0.3048 meters

1 inch = 0.0254 meters

6 feet = 1.8288 +
8,5 pulgadas = 0,2159
2.0447
2.04

4. $10,500 has been paid for a rectangular plot of land that is 25 m wide and 3000 cm long.
length, how much does the meter cost?2of the purchased land?

a. 11 c. 13
b. 12 d. 14

solution:

A=b.h
A = 30 . 25
25 meters A = 750 m2

10 500/750 = 14
3000 cm = 30 meters

5. An operator measures the sides of a rectangular piece and discovers that it is 6 inches wide.
For 10 inches long, what is the area of the piece in cm?2?.

377.15 c. 391.01
b. 387.10 d. 398.09

solution:

1 inch = 2.54 cm
6 plg
A = 25,4 . 15,24
A = 387,096 = 387.10 cm2
10 plg

6. To pass Biophysics at the university, one must attend at least 75% of the 64.
classes If the class time is 50 minutes. How many seconds at least must he attend?
class?

144000 c. 158000
b. 154000 d. 160000

solution:

75% of 64 = 48 classes
1 class = 50 minutes
48 classes = 2400 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds

60s
2,400 minutes = = 144,000 s
1 minute

7. If a family disposes of approximately 3 pounds of trash per day. How many tons
discard the year?

a. 0.5 approximately 0.7

b. 0.6 d. 0.8

solution:
1 day -------- 3 pounds
365 days ---- x
365.3lib
1,095 pounds -------- in a year
1 day

1kg 1t
1095 lib. . = 0.49t = 0.5 t
2.2lib1000kg

A person consumes an average of 250 cm3from Coca Cola a day. How much money in
dollars spent annually on that drink? (Assuming that 1 liter costs $0.75)

$65.12 $70.05
b. $68,44 $92.10

solution:

consume = 250 cm3/ day

costo = 1L $ 0,75

1 day ………. 250 cm3

365 days ... x

365days.250cm3
x. = x = 91 250 cm3In a year
1 day

1L
91 250 cm3. = 91.15 L
1000cm3

Cost = 91.15 * 0.75 = 68.3625 = 68.44

9. Two packages are sent by transport, one weighing 12 pounds and the other 850 grams. How much is
Do you have to pay in dollars for both packages if the shipping costs 50 cents per kilo?

$3.15 $4.50
$3.95 $5.45

solución:

12 pounds 850 g
 1 kg = 2.2 pounds

1kg
12 books. 5.45 kg
2,2lib

1kg
850 g. 0.85 kg
1000g

5.45 + 0.85 = 6.3

1 kg .......... $0.50
6.3 kg ... x

6,3kg.$0,50
$3.15
1kg

Every morning a student arrives at school, with an average of 5 minutes.

approximately delayed. Calculate in hours and minutes your total delay during the year
200-day school.

3:45 PM approximately 4:40 PM

b. 16h 06min 6:30 PM

solución:

5 minutes per day in 200 days

200 . 5 = 1000 minutes

1000 60
40016
360
40

16 hours and 40 minutes

11. A cyclist travels at 5 mps. (m/s) What is his speed in feet/s?

12.50 c. 15.05
b. 14.25 d. 16.40

solution:

1 pie
5m 16.40 feet
0.3048m
12. A person in a foreign country measures the dimensions of a floor and discovers that
are 80m x 105m. He places an order for tiles with a North American supplier who sells them in
Feet 2 How many square feet should the supplier send?

90013 c. 93085
b. 90384 d. 98385

solution:

floor area: 105 m . 80 m = 8400 m2

1 pie 1 pie pie2

8,400 m2. . = 8400 m2. = 90 416.85 pies2
0.3048m0.3048m 0.09290304m2

13. If a Painter charges $1.75 per m2How many dollars are paid to paint a wall of 8
feet high by 35 feet long?

a. $40,50 $50.00
$45.50 $55.05

solución:

wall area = 8 feet. 35 feet = 280 feet2

o,3048m0,3048m
280 feet2. . 26.013 m2
1 pie 1 pie

Cost: 26.013 . 1.75 = 45.5

14. One nautical mile is equal to 6,076.12 feet, and a knot is the unit of speed that is
equal to one nautical mile per hour. A boat has a speed of 12 knots. What is its
speed in m/s?

a. 6.17 c. 8.25
b. 7,13 d. 9.01

solution:

6076.12 feet
12 knots. 72,913.44 pounds/hour
maritime

72913,44pies0,3048m
. 22,224.40 m/h
hour pies
22224,40m1hour
. 6.1733 m/s = 6.17 m/s
hour 3600 seconds

15. A housewife usually plans the meal with 1/4 lb of meat per serving. On Sunday
1/4 of their family will come to eat. But in the butcher's shop, SI is used. How many
How many kilograms of meat should I buy?

a. 1.54 c. 3.01
b. 2.05 d. 4.52

solution:

1 kg = 2.2 pounds

1 1kg1 1kg
lb. = . 0.1136 kg
4 2.2 lb 4 2.2

14 people = 0.1136 kg. 14 = 1.59 kg

16. The speed of sound in air is 330 m/s. What is the speed in km/h?
airplane that flies at twice the speed of sound?

a. 1989 c. 2376
b. 2085 d. 3078

solution:

velocidad aire = 330 m/s

velocidad aeroplano = 660 m/s

3600 seconds
1km
660 m/s. . 2376 km/h
1 hour 1000m

17. An aircraft travels at a speed of 420 miles per hour (mph). What is its speed?
in feet per second?

a. 598.09 c. 652.98
b. 616.01 d. 701.25

solution:

5280 feet
420 miles/h. 2,217,600 feet/hour
1 million

2217600 feet in 1 hour

. 616 feet/second
1 hour 3600 seconds
18. The edges of the sides of a cube-shaped container are 50 cm. Calculate the
volume in liters.

a. 125 c. 225
b. 150 d. 2500

solution:

a = 50 cm V = a3
V = 503
V = 125,000 cm3

1L
125,000 cm3. = 125 L
1000cm3

19. The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is 1.5x10 -8 s. What is its half-life in?
minutes?

a. 1.5 x 10-12 c. 2.1 x 10-11

b. 1.8 x 10-10 d. 2.5 x 10-10
solution:

1 min 1 minute
1.5 −810
seconds. 0.000000015 s. 0.00000000025 2.5−10
60 seconds 60 seconds

The driver of a car is on the highway and accelerates at 125 cm/s².

Calculate that acceleration in km/h2.

15250 c. 17500
b. 16200 d. 18050

solución:

125cm 1m 1km
. . 0.00125 km/s2
s2
100cm 1000m
0.00125 km 3600s 2
.( ) 0.00125 km/s212,960,000 seconds2/h216,200 km/h2
s2 h