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Quantitative Reasoning: Summative Assignment 3 - Conversions and Shape Measurements, Exams of Nursing

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A summative assignment for a quantitative reasoning course, focusing on conversions and shape measurements. It includes a series of multiple-choice questions covering topics such as volume calculations, cost comparisons, unit conversions, and geometric concepts. The assignment is designed to test students' understanding of fundamental quantitative skills and their ability to apply these skills to practical problems. Each question is worth a specific number of points, encouraging students to demonstrate their problem-solving abilities in a structured manner. This assignment is suitable for high school or early university-level quantitative reasoning courses.

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MTH 215 Quantitative Reasoning 1 Summative Assignment 3
Week 3 Summative Assignment: Conversions and Shape Measurements
1. A kiddie pool has a diameter of 4’ and a height of 2’. About how many gallons are
in the pool? For simplicity, assume pi is 3 and a gallon is 0.1 cubic feet. (7 Points)
a. 320 gal
b. 240 gal
c. 360 gal
d. 180 gal
2. Sarah is planning a party at a party hall. The meal option is $50 per person and
includes the hall for free. The hall-only option is $1,500 but allows an external caterer
which charges $30 per person. Sarah plans to invite 40 people. Which is a better cost
comparison? (6 Points)
a. Meal Options: $2,700. Hall-Only Options: $2,000. Hall-Only Option is cheaper.
b. Meal Options: $3,000. Hall-Only Options: $1,200. Hall-Only Option is cheaper
c. Meal Options: $1,000. Hall-Only Options: $3,500. Meal Options are cheaper.
d. Meal Options: $2,000. Hall-Only Options: $2,700. Meal Option is cheaper.
3. A pizza party will have 30 kids. A pizza has 12 slices, and each kid will eat 4 slices. How
many pizzas will be needed? (6 Points)
a. 16 Pizzas
b. 8 Pizzas
c. 12 Pizzas
d. 10 Pizzas
4. A house is on an 80,000 sq ft. lot. About how many acres is the lot? (7 Points)
a. 1 Acre
b. 2 ½ Acres
c. ½ Acre
d. 2 Acres
5. A pack of 5 peanut butter jars costs $10. What is the cost of one jar? (6 Points)
a. $5
b. $2
c. $25
d. $15
6. A swimming pool has a capacity of 2,500 gallons of water. The output of a hose is
25 gallons per minute. How much time would it take to fill the pool? (6 Points)
a. 75 Minutes
b. 100 Minutes
c. 99 Minutes
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MTH 215 Quantitative Reasoning 1 Summative Assignment 3 Week 3 Summative Assignment: Conversions and Shape Measurements

1. A kiddie pool has a diameter of 4’ and a height of 2’. About how many gallons are in the pool? For simplicity, assume pi is 3 and a gallon is 0.1 cubic feet. (7 Points) a. 320 gal b. 240 gal c. 360 gal d. 180 gal 2. Sarah is planning a party at a party hall. The meal option is $50 per person and includes the hall for free. The hall-only option is $1,500 but allows an external caterer which charges $30 per person. Sarah plans to invite 40 people. Which is a better cost comparison? (6 Points) a. Meal Options: $2,700. Hall-Only Options: $2,000. Hall-Only Option is cheaper. b. Meal Options: $3,000. Hall-Only Options: $1,200. Hall-Only Option is cheaper c. Meal Options: $1,000. Hall-Only Options: $3,500. Meal Options are cheaper. d. Meal Options: $2,000. Hall-Only Options: $2,700. Meal Option is cheaper. 3. A pizza party will have 30 kids. A pizza has 12 slices, and each kid will eat 4 slices. How many pizzas will be needed? (6 Points) a. 16 Pizzas b. 8 Pizzas c. 12 Pizzas d. 10 Pizzas 4. A house is on an 80,000 sq ft. lot. About how many acres is the lot? (7 Points) a. 1 Acre b. 2 ½ Acres c. ½ Acre d. 2 Acres

  1. A pack of 5 peanut butter jars costs $10. What is the cost of one jar? (6 Points) a. $ b. $ c. $ d. $
  2. A swimming pool has a capacity of 2,500 gallons of water. The output of a hose is 25 gallons per minute. How much time would it take to fill the pool? (6 Points) a. 75 Minutes b. 100 Minutes c. 99 Minutes

d. 125 Minutes

  1. Swimming burns around 9 calories per minute. How many calories are burned in a 30-minute swim? (6 Points) a. 300 Calories b. 270 Calories c. 540 Calories d. 90 Calories
  2. Dexter weighs 100 kg. How much does he weigh in pounds, if kg is 2.2 pounds? ( Points) a. 224.8 lbs. b. 215.2 lbs. c. 110 lbs. d. 220 lbs.
  3. Mo is on a baseball team and hears that a ball thrown at a 45-degree angle from the ground will travel the furthest distance. How should Mo release the ball for the furthest travel? (8 Points) a. Nearly straight up, directly above his head b. About halfway between straight ahead and straight up c. Nearly straight ahead, parallel to the ground d. About two-thirds of the way straight up
  4. A restaurant serves a 16-inch pizza and a 20-inch pizza. About how many square inches is each? (7 Points) a. 50 square inches and 70 square inches b. 300 square inches and 400 square inches c. 201 square inches and 314 square inches d. 45 square inches and 60 square inches
  5. Sue needs an apartment for 9 months. A 12-month lease is $700 per month, with the first month free. The monthly lease is $900 per month. Which is cheaper for 9 months. (6 Points) a. 12 - Month: $8,400. Monthly: $8,100. A monthly lease is cheaper b. 12 - Month: $9,900. Monthly: $7,200. A monthly lease is cheaper c. 12 - Month: $7,700. Monthly: $10,800. 12 A month's lease is cheaper. d. 12 - Monthly: $7,700. Monthly: $8,400. 12 A month's lease is cheaper
  6. About how much flooring is needed for a room that is 10 feet wide and 20 feet long? (7 Points) a. 30 square Foot b. 200 Square Foot c. 600 Square Foot d. 60 Square Foot

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18. Alex invests $2,000 in a company's stock. After a year, the value of Alex's stock has increased to $2,500. What rate of return has Alex received? (6 Points) a. 50 % b. 80 % c. 25 % d. 11 % 19. One gallon of water costs 0.5¢. Filling a swimming pool requires 15,000 gallons of water. How much would it cost to fill the pool? (6 Points) a. $ b. $ c. $ d. $7. 20. Dana is attaching a shelf to a wall and needs the shelf to be perpendicular to the wall. How many degrees should the shelf be relative to the wall? (8 Points) a. 45 b. 180 c. 90 d. 360 21. Kim wants to estimate the distance from her home to school. She times the walk as taking 15 min. What is the distance if Kim walks 1 mile in 20 min? (7 Points) a. 1.25 Miles b. 1.5 Miles c. 0.75 Miles d. 0.50 Miles 22. John will surf for five days on vacation. Renting a surfboard costs $50 per day. Buying a surfboard costs $300, and the surfboard can be

resold to a used-goods store for one-third of the new price. Which is the correct cost comparison? (6 Points) a. Renting: $250. Buying: $300. Renting is cheaper. b. Renting: $250. Buying: $300. Buying is cheaper. c. Renting: $ 200. Buying: $250. Renting is cheaper.

  1. The cost of a basket of goods was $80 last year. If the basket of goods costs $88 this year. What is the inflation rate? (6 Points) a. 8% b. 10% c. 9% d. 6%
  2. A box is 24” long, 10” wide, and 10” deep. About how many cubic feet is the box? ( Points) a. 2,400 cubic ft b. 1.4 cu ft c. 2.8 cu ft d. 240 cu ft 25. A movie has been downloading for 6 minutes and 25 % has been downloaded. How much more time would it take to download the remaining portion of the movie? (6 Points) a. 15 minutes b. 24 minutes c. 12 minutes d. 18 minutes 26. A painter working for 6 hours a day can paint about 2 rooms. How many hours will the painter need to paint 6 rooms? (6 Points) a. 18 hours b. 9 hours c. 12 hours d. 15 hours 27. A gas tank of a car has a capacity of 16 gallons. The car drives 10 miles per gallon. How many miles can be driven with a full tank? (6 Points) a. 160 miles b. 100 miles c. 26 miles d. 6 miles 28. For a school outing, a school requires 4 adults for every 25 kids. Seventy- five kids are expected to attend the outing. How many adults are required? (6 Points) a. 8 b. 12 c. 4 d. 16