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Contemporary's GED Mathematics
Jerry Howett

Measurement

GED Practice Quiz

Directions:

Choose the one best answer to each question. When you have finished the quiz, click on Submit Answers to receive feedback and results. You may also choose to e-mail your results to your instructor.



1

The floor plan for a house shows that the house is 35 feet 8 inches long. How many inches long is the house?
Need a Hint?
A)428
B)420
C)412
D)380
E)280
2

A certain tomato sauce comes only in quart jars. How many jars are needed for a recipe that calls for 32 ounces of sauce?
Need a Hint?
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)Not enough information is given.
3

The total distance around the Smiths’ property is 193 feet. They want to put a fence around their property. How many yards of fencing should they buy?
Need a Hint?
A)16 1/12
B)32 1/6
C)64 1/3
D)72 1/8
E)83 1/4
4

A gasoline can holds 12,500 milliliters. How many liters does it hold?
Need a Hint?
A)0.125
B)1.25
C)12.5
D)125
E)1,250
5

A nickel weighs about 5 grams. What is the weight in kilograms of the nickels in a bag that contains $150 worth of nickels?
Need a Hint?
A)10
B)15
C)20
D)25
E)30
6

It takes 8 sheets of typing paper to make a stack 1 mm thick. How many sheets are there in a stack 10 cm thick?
Need a Hint?
A)80
B)125
C)250
D)300
E)800
7

A package of honey brownies states that each brownie has 13 g of fat. How many milligrams of fat is this?
Need a Hint?
A)0.013
B)13
C)130
D)1,300
E)13,000
8

A group of cyclists, after a long day on the road, drank 5 liters of water. How many kiloliters is this?
Need a Hint?
A)0.005
B)0.05
C)0.5
D)50
E)5,000
9

A miniature horse stands only 1 meter high. How many centimeters high is this horse?
Need a Hint?
A)0.001
B)0.01
C)0.1
D)100
E)1,000

Question 10 refers to the ruler pictured below.

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10

What is the distance, in inches, between points A and C?
Need a Hint?
A)1/4
B)1 1/8
C)1 3/8
D)2
E)21/8