RETA MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How many feet are in two miles? - ANSWER: 10, 560 feet
How many ounces are in three pounds? - ANSWER: 48 ounces
How many cups are in one gallon? - ANSWER 16 cups
How many inches are there in two yards? - Answer: 72 inches.
How many centimetres are in one kilometre? - Answer: 100,000 cm.
What is the number of seconds in one day? - Answer: 86,400 seconds.
How many metres does 7,000 millimetres equal? - ANSWER 7 metres
How many metres does 12,000 centimetres equal? - ANSWER: 120m
4.45 yards equals how many inches? - Answer: 153 in
3.2 kilogrammes equals how many milligrammes? - ANSWER: 3,200 mg
2.5 pints equals how many ounces? - ANSWER: 40 ounces
If Bruce spends 5 hours per week at the gym, how many hours will he spend
there in a year? - Answer: 260 hours.
A recipe for one person requires one cup of flour and one quart of water. If the
same recipe is used to feed four people, which of the following ingredient
amounts is correct?
A) One pint of flour and two quarts of water.
B) one pint of flour and one gallon of water.
C) One quart flour and one gallon of water.
D) 2 quarts of flour, 2 gallons of water - Answer: C
, If an adult fish weighs three kilogrammes and a baby fish weighs ten percent of
the adult fish, how much does the young fish weigh? - ANSWER 300 grammes
If mailing packages costs 25 cents per ounce, how much does it cost to mail a
package weighing 2 pounds 8 ounces? - ANSWER: $10.
If steak costs $7.99 a pound, how many ounces of steak can you get for $25?
A) 3 oz B) 33 oz C) 50 oz D) 200 oz (answer C)
A professional athlete's wage is $2.4 million per season. If a season consists of
100 games and the athlete plays two hours in each game, how much money
does he earn every minute? - ANSWER: $200
If one kilogramme equals 2.2 pounds, and Brett weighs 125 kilogrammes, how
many pounds does he weigh? - ANSWER: 275 pounds
If 1.6 kilometres equals one mile and Ben runs 10 kilometres, how many miles
did he run? - Answer: 6.25 miles.
Tommy can drive 1.5 miles in 90 seconds. How many km can he drive in an
hour? - ANSWER 96 kilometres
How many pints are in 32 fluid ounces? - ANSWER Two pints.
Which unit is best appropriate for monitoring the weight of a cell phone?
A) Litres, B) Ounces.
C) centimetres
D) Tonnes: ANSWER B
What proportion of a km does a metre represent?
A) 1/1000 B) 1/100 C) 10 D) 1,000 – ANSWER A
How many litres are in two millilitres? - ANSWER: 0.002 L
Change 350 minutes to hours. Leave your ANSWER as a mixed fraction. -
ANSWER: 5 5/6 hours.
How many pounds do 24 ounces equal? - ANSWER 1.5 lbs
ANSWERS
How many feet are in two miles? - ANSWER: 10, 560 feet
How many ounces are in three pounds? - ANSWER: 48 ounces
How many cups are in one gallon? - ANSWER 16 cups
How many inches are there in two yards? - Answer: 72 inches.
How many centimetres are in one kilometre? - Answer: 100,000 cm.
What is the number of seconds in one day? - Answer: 86,400 seconds.
How many metres does 7,000 millimetres equal? - ANSWER 7 metres
How many metres does 12,000 centimetres equal? - ANSWER: 120m
4.45 yards equals how many inches? - Answer: 153 in
3.2 kilogrammes equals how many milligrammes? - ANSWER: 3,200 mg
2.5 pints equals how many ounces? - ANSWER: 40 ounces
If Bruce spends 5 hours per week at the gym, how many hours will he spend
there in a year? - Answer: 260 hours.
A recipe for one person requires one cup of flour and one quart of water. If the
same recipe is used to feed four people, which of the following ingredient
amounts is correct?
A) One pint of flour and two quarts of water.
B) one pint of flour and one gallon of water.
C) One quart flour and one gallon of water.
D) 2 quarts of flour, 2 gallons of water - Answer: C
, If an adult fish weighs three kilogrammes and a baby fish weighs ten percent of
the adult fish, how much does the young fish weigh? - ANSWER 300 grammes
If mailing packages costs 25 cents per ounce, how much does it cost to mail a
package weighing 2 pounds 8 ounces? - ANSWER: $10.
If steak costs $7.99 a pound, how many ounces of steak can you get for $25?
A) 3 oz B) 33 oz C) 50 oz D) 200 oz (answer C)
A professional athlete's wage is $2.4 million per season. If a season consists of
100 games and the athlete plays two hours in each game, how much money
does he earn every minute? - ANSWER: $200
If one kilogramme equals 2.2 pounds, and Brett weighs 125 kilogrammes, how
many pounds does he weigh? - ANSWER: 275 pounds
If 1.6 kilometres equals one mile and Ben runs 10 kilometres, how many miles
did he run? - Answer: 6.25 miles.
Tommy can drive 1.5 miles in 90 seconds. How many km can he drive in an
hour? - ANSWER 96 kilometres
How many pints are in 32 fluid ounces? - ANSWER Two pints.
Which unit is best appropriate for monitoring the weight of a cell phone?
A) Litres, B) Ounces.
C) centimetres
D) Tonnes: ANSWER B
What proportion of a km does a metre represent?
A) 1/1000 B) 1/100 C) 10 D) 1,000 – ANSWER A
How many litres are in two millilitres? - ANSWER: 0.002 L
Change 350 minutes to hours. Leave your ANSWER as a mixed fraction. -
ANSWER: 5 5/6 hours.
How many pounds do 24 ounces equal? - ANSWER 1.5 lbs
