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MAT 1012 Winter 2009 Exam: Unit Conversions and Percentages - Prof. Nancy Molik, Exams of Elementary Mathematics

A winter 2009 exam for mat 1012, a mathematics course. The exam covers various unit conversions and percentages. Students are required to simplify their answers and show their work. Questions include converting cups to pints, millimeters to meters, feet to inches, minutes to hours, grams to milligrams, centimeters to inches, gallons to liters, and feet and inches to inches. Additionally, students must write decimals as percentages and vice versa, and determine the maximum amount of tylenol grant can take in a day. Other questions involve converting temperatures from fahrenheit to celsius and determining the price of bananas in dollars per kilogram based on their weight in kilograms and euros.

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Test 4 MAT 1012 Winter 2009 Name ___________________________
Simplify all answers and show your work!
1) 9 cups = ________pints 2) 334 mm = _________ m 3) 3
4
3ft = ________ in.
4) 105 min = _________ hours 5) 52.3 g = ___________ mg 6) 12 cm = _________in
(1 in = 2.54 cm)
7) 5.2 gal = _________ L 8) 6 ft 2 in = _________ in 9) 7 lbs 8 oz = _________ oz.
(1 gal 3.78 L)
10) Write the following decimals as percents:
a) 0.92 b) 5.69 c) 0.075
11) Write the following percents as decimals:
a) 2.3 % b) 54.3 % c) 0.081 %
12) One of the heaviest men on record weighed 13) Write as a fraction in lowest terms:
635 kg. How many pounds is this? a) 62.5% b) %
3
1
83
(2.2 lbs 1 kg.)
14) The maximum dose of Tylenol in a 24-hour period is 4 grams. Grant has the flu, and in one day he took
two doses of Dayquil, which contains 650 mg of Tylenol in each dose. That same day, he took 2 Extra
Strength Tylenol, which contain 500 mg of Tylenol in each dose, and a dose of Nyquil containing 1000 mg
of Tylenol that evening before bed. How many more mg can he take before he reaches the maximum dose
for the day?
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Test 4 MAT 1012 Winter 2009 Name ___________________________

Simplify all answers and show your work!

  1. 9 cups = ________pints 2) 334 mm = _________ m 3) 3 4

ft = ________ in.

  1. 105 min = _________ hours 5) 52.3 g = ___________ mg 6) 12 cm = _________in (1 in = 2.54 cm)

  2. 5.2 gal = _________ L 8) 6 ft 2 in = _________ in 9) 7 lbs 8 oz = _________ oz. (1 gal ≈ 3.78 L)

  3. Write the following decimals as percents: a) 0.92 b) 5.69 c) 0.

  4. Write the following percents as decimals: a) 2.3 % b) 54.3 % c) 0.081 %

  5. One of the heaviest men on record weighed 13) Write as a fraction in lowest terms:

635 kg. How many pounds is this? a) 62.5% b) % 3

(2.2 lbs ≈ 1 kg.)

  1. The maximum dose of Tylenol in a 24-hour period is 4 grams. Grant has the flu, and in one day he took two doses of Dayquil, which contains 650 mg of Tylenol in each dose. That same day, he took 2 Extra Strength Tylenol, which contain 500 mg of Tylenol in each dose, and a dose of Nyquil containing 1000 mg of Tylenol that evening before bed. How many more mg can he take before he reaches the maximum dose for the day?
  1. The low temperature on the night that it didn’t snow was 34o^ F. What was the temperature in Celsius?

( 32 5

F = C + ,

F

C )

  1. Assume that one dollar is equal to 0.79 17) Bananas cost $1.09 per kg. A bunch of Euros (This is European money). If 500 g bananas weighs 1.6 kg. How much will the of an item is selling for 2 euros, what is it's bunch cost? price in dollars per kg?

  2. Mack changed the oil on 4 cars today, and the shop he works at saves the used oil to recycle. One car’s motor held 3.6 qts of oil, another’s held 5.5 qts, and the other two held 5 qts. How many gallons of oil did he have to recycle at the end of the day?

  3. An I Beam has a length of 36 cm. 20) A stretch of road 1.863 km long has 230 parking How long is the I Beam in inches? spaces of equal length painted on the pavement. How (1 in = 2.54 cm) many meters long is each parking space?

  4. On March 3, gold was selling for $915.86 per ounce. If Tara goes on a vacation where she gets to pan for gold, how much would her findings be worth on March 3 if she found 623 grams of gold? (1 ounce ≈ 28.35 grams)