Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Farmers must monitor their cattle for signs of infection or disease. A
cow’s healthy body temperature is 102.5°F. What is its body temperature in degrees
Celsius?
a. | 41.2°C | c. | 43°C | b. | 39.2°C | d. | 37.2°C |
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The temperature outdoors on a hot summer day is 100°F and the humidity
makes it feel 14°F warmer. What temperature does it feel like in degrees Celsius?
a. | 45.6°C | c. | 41.8°C | b. | 43.8°C | d. | 35.8°C |
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A new biomass power generation plant is being built in your community. It will
burn plant matter at temperatures of up to 1250°C. What is the temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit?
a. | 2357.0°F | c. | 2282.0°F | b. | 2332.0°F | d. | 2217.0°F |
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Smoked salmon is being sold for $15.50 per pound. What is the cost of 6 ounces
of salmon?
a. | $11.62 | c. | $5.81 | b. | $7.75 | d. | $7.21 |
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What is the cost per ounce of a 2-lb 14-oz bag of wild rice being sold for
$16.56?
a. | $0.27 | c. | $0.45 | b. | $0.36 | d. | $0.39 |
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A contractor poured 2.8 tn of concrete in the foundations of 6 houses. How much
concrete would be needed to build the foundations of another 2 houses?
a. | 1493 lb | c. | 2240 lb | b. | 1867 lb | d. | 1960 lb |
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A flight attendant loading meals and drinks onto an airplane moves 20, 10-kg
boxes of prepared meals and 8 trays containing 24 drink containers, each with a mass of 200 g. What
is the total mass of food and drink loaded?
a. | 5000 kg | c. | 238.4 kg | b. | 1800 kg | d. | 38 600 kg |
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A newborn kitten weighs about 700 g. What is the weight of the kitten in
ounces?
a. | 37.2 oz | c. | 34.7 oz | b. | 24.7 oz | d. | 19.1 oz |
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What is the price of 600 g of walnuts if they are being sold for
$17.77/kg?
a. | $10.66 | c. | $9.32 | b. | $8.67 | d. | $10.19 |
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The building code for the township where Shane’s cottage is requires boat
docks to withstand a load of 150 kg per square metre. If Shane’s dock is approximately 4.3
square metres, how much weight can it hold?
a. | 645.0 kg | c. | 516.0 kg | b. | 709.5 kg | d. | 640.3 kg |
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Short Answer
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The weight of a snow machine is 850 lb. If the ice on a lake is tested to hold
weights of up to 0.8 tons, is it safe for a father weighing 160 lb to take his two children, weighing
62 lb and 78 lb, out onto the ice?
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Christopher bought 2 lb 1 oz of assorted cheeses for a party, at an average cost
of $5.79/lb. If 20% of the cheese was knocked onto the floor during the party and not eaten, what was
his true cost per pound?
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What is the total weight of textbooks in a student’s backpack if it
contains 4 books weighing 1 lb 2 oz, 9 oz, 12 oz, and 2 lb 10 oz?
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To make enough cookies for a fundraiser, a soccer team needs 4 lb of macadamia
nuts. The nuts cost $11.74 for a 800 g bag. How much will it cost the team to buy the nuts? They
cannot buy partial bags.
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A plantation produced a pile of cotton fibres measuring 18 feet by 34 feet by 8
feet. How many bushels of cotton is this, if a bushel is 2150 cubic inches?
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