Subskill # 30, 31
Measurement: Time and Temperature II
Read the questions below and choose the best answer.
1.
2.
3.
The daily temperature for the first 6
days in May was recorded. The
temperatures were 78°F, 75°F, 71°F,
66°F, 73°F, and 75°F. What was the
average of these temperatures?
A. 66°F
B. 72°F
C. 73°F
D. 75°F
Anthony ran the 100-meter dash in
12.13 seconds. Harry ran the 100meter dash in 11.87 seconds. How
much faster was Harry’s time than
Anthony's time?
A. 0.26 sec
B. 0.34 sec
C. 1.26 sec
D. 1.74 sec
The amount of time that it takes to
fill the empty tank of a Cadillac SUV
that has a 30-gallon gasoline tank
can be determined by the formula
T = 30/F where T is the time in
minutes and F is the rate of gasoline
flowing into the tank in gallons per
minute. If it takes 12 minutes to fill
the tank, what is the rate of the
gasoline flowing into the tank?
A. 0.4 gal per minute
B. 1.8 gal per minute
C. 2.5 gal per minute
D. 3.6 gal per minute
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4. John’s plane is scheduled to depart
tomorrow morning at 8:20 AM. If
his plane lands at 11:45 AM, how
long was his flight?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
hours
hours
hours
hours
and
and
and
and
30
25
55
45
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
Using the graph below, how much
did the temperature fall between
1:00 PM and 3:00 PM?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
3
3
3
3
5°
6°
7°
8°
Debbie wants her daughter Giselle to
really learn how to play the piano.
The piano teacher set a goal for
Giselle. She was to practice 5
minutes the first night, 10 minutes
the second night, 15 minutes the
third night and so on until she
practiced a total of three hours. How
many nights will it take Giselle to
reach the goal her teacher set?
A. 7 nights
B. 6 nights
C. 8 nights
D. 10 nights
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7.
8.
Measurement: Time and Temperature II
An hour of washing dishes or
mopping floors uses 240 calories.
This is 40% of the number of calories
burned by stair-stepping for 1 hour.
What is the total number of calories
burned by stair-stepping for 1 hour?
A. 60 calories
B. 96 calories
C. 960 calories
D. 600 calories
9.
Ms. Silveria is having a very special
21st birthday party for her daughter.
She is planning on cooking a rare
roast beef and a medium cooked leg
of lamb. If her oven takes 3 minutes
to increase the temperature by 5°,
how long will she have to wait for
the oven temperature to reach the
cooking temperature for the leg of
lamb?
Safe Meat Cooking Temperatures
The table below shows the distance
Maria ran each day for a week. What
was the total distance she ran for the
week?
Day
Distance
(miles)
Monday
2.3
Tuesday
1¾
Wednesday
2½
Thursday
2
Friday
1.8
Saturday
2.6
Sunday
1¾
A.
B.
C.
D.
Beef
Lamb
7.7
12
10.7
14.7
120°-125°
Medium
Rare
130°-135°
Medium
140°-145°
Medium
Well
150°-155°
Well Done
160° and
above
Rare
135°
Medium
Rare
140°-150°
Medium
160°
Well Done
165° and
above
All temperatures in Fahrenheit.
A.
B.
C.
D.
10.
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Rare
21
45
31
11
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
Patti buys bags of dry dog food for
Girl and Wolf in 50-pound bags. If
she uses 9.2 pounds per week to
feed both dogs, approximately how
many weeks will it be before she
runs out of dog food?
A. 4.5
B. 5.5
C. 6.5
D. 3.5
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11.
Nancy has to fly to Los Angeles on
business. Her flight leaves New York
at 7:30 PM and takes 3 hours and 37
minutes to reach Los Angeles. Los
Angeles is 3 hours behind New York.
What time will Nancy arrive in Los
Angeles?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12.
13.
14.
Measurement: Time and Temperature II
8:07
9:17
8:57
8:27
15.
PM
PM
PM
PM
Dolly’s daily workout at her home
gym lasts for 30 minutes. She looks
at her watch and sees that she has
exercised for 9 minutes. About what
fractional part of her workout has
she completed?
A. 1/2
B. 1/4
C. 1/8
D. 1/3
At breakfast time, the temperature
outside was 56°F. By lunch time it
went up 11° and by dinner had
dropped 6°.
What was the
temperature at dinnertime?
A. 62°
B. 61°
C. 60°
D. 59°
This speedometer shows how fast
Harry was driving on his way home
from work. He left work at 5:45 PM.
At this speed, if he has 25 miles to
go to get home, approximately what
time will he arrive home?
A.
B.
C.
D.
16.
6:10
6:16
6:18
6:25
PM
PM
PM
PM
Using Sheryl’s temperature graph
approximately how many degrees
did the temperature change from 6
AM to 10 PM?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10 degrees
12 degrees
9 degrees
8 degrees
Christine got out of class at 2:30.
She talked with her friends for onethird of an hour. She then walked
home which took one-sixth of an
hour. What time did she arrive
home?
A. 2:50
B. 3:00
C. 3:10
D. 3:20
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17.
Measurement: Time and Temperature II
A kilometer is about 0.625 mile. The
chart shows the equivalent distance
in miles for selected distances in
kilometers. Which is the equivalent
distance in miles for 150 kilometers?
19.
Time in U.S. Cities
Distances
Number of
Kilometers
Number of
Miles
20
12.5
40
25
60
37.5
80
50
100
62.5
A.
B.
C.
D.
The chart shows times in various
U.S. cities when it is 12:00 NOON in
Philadelphia, PA.
Which of the
statements is NOT supported by the
data?
75 miles
87.5 miles
90.25 miles
93.75 miles
Time
Philadelphia, PA
12:00 NOON
Los Angeles, CA
9:00 A.M.
Chicago, IL
11:00 A.M.
Miami, FL
12:00 NOON
Dallas, TX
11:00 A.M.
Boise, ID
10:00 A.M.
Waikiki, HI
7:00 A.M.
Anchorage, AK
8:00 A.M.
A. The latest time of day
shown on the chart is 12:00
NOON.
B. Dallas is in the same time
zone as Chicago.
C. It will be 12:00 NOON in
Los Angeles before it will be
12:00 NOON in Anchorage.
D. There is a 5-hour difference
in time between
Philadelphia and Waikiki.
18. There are 7 days in each week. How
many weeks are there in 219 days?
A. 29 weeks and 6 days
B. 32 weeks and 1 day
C. 31 weeks and 2 days
D. 28 weeks and 5 days
20.
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City
A football-throwing contest was held
on field day at Horace Mann Junior
High School. The top 4 distances
were recorded in meters. Which lists
the distances in order from shortest
to longest?
A. 53.255m, 53.431m,
54.97m, 53.25m
B. 53.25m, 54.97m, 53.431m,
53.255m
C. 53.25m, 53.255m,
53.431m, 54.97m
D. 54.97m, 53.431m,
53.255m, 53.25m
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Subskill # 30, 31
Measurement: Time and Temperature II
Answer Key
1.
C
2.
A
3.
C
4.
B
5.
D
6.
C
7.
D
8.
D
9.
A
10.
B
11.
A
12.
D
13.
B
14.
B
15.
C
16.
D
17.
D
18.
C
19.
D
20.
C
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