Test PracticeT
638 Measurement and Proportional Reasoning
C 36. NUMBER SENSE One gram of water has a volume of 1 milliliter. What is
the volume of the water if it has a mass of 1 kilogram?
- CHALLENGE The distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately
93 million miles. About how many gigameters is this? Round to the
nearest hundredth.
REASONING Order each set of measures from greatest to least.
- 1.2 cm, 0.6 in., 0.031 m, 0.1 ft
- 2 lb, 891 g, 1 kg, 0.02 T
- 1 _^14 c, 0.4 L, 950 mL, 0.7 gal
- E WRITE MATH Explain how to order lengths of objects from shortest
to longest if lengths are given in both customary and metric units. - BUILDINGS A skyscraper is 0.484 kilometer tall. What is the height of the
skyscraper in meters? (Lesson 1C)
Convert. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. (Lesson 1B)
- 17 ft = yd 46. 82 in. = ft 47. 3 mi = ft
- 66 in. = ft 49. 6 yd = ft 50. 4 yd = in.
42. The diagram shows the length of a fork
from the cafeteria.
6 in.
Which of the following measurements
is approximately equal to the length of
the fork?
A. 2.4 cm
B. 15.2 cm
C. 24 cm
D. 152 cm
- The table shows the flying speeds of
various birds.
Bird (km/h)Speed
Spur-winged
goose^142
Mallard duck 105
About how fast does the Spur-winged
goose travel in miles per hour?
F. 229 miles per hour
G. 156 miles per hour
H. 88 miles per hour
I. 71 miles per hour
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