Unit 1.1: N.Q.2 & N.Q.3

A chef knows 1 cup of kidney beans is equivalent to 15.3 grams of protein. Which statement is true if the chef uses 2.5 cups of kidney beans?

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is used in the ones place because multiplying two values written to the tenths place results in canceling out the decimal place.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the tens place because each value is written to the tens place.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the thousandths place because each the largest number has three digits.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the hundreths place because multiplying two values written to the tenths place results in values written to the hundreths.

A nutritionist knows 1 cup of lentils equals 18 grams of protein. Which statement is true if the nutritionist uses 3.2 cups of lentils?

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is used in the ones place because multiplying two values written to the tenths place results in canceling out the decimal place.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the tenths place because one value is written in the tenths value and one written as a whole number.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the thousandths place because the largest number has three digits.

• The highest level of accuracy for the total protein value is the hundredths place because multiplying two values written to the tenths place results in values written to the hundredths.

A baker purchases small boxes to package his cookies. Which units are most appropriate for measuring the side length of the boxes?

• Meters

• Feet

• Inches

• Miles

A carpenter is measuring the length of a wooden plank. Which units are most appropriate for measuring the length of the plank?

• Centimeters

• Inches

• Miles

• Kilometers

An office building has 45 offices, each of which is occupied.

Part A.

Each office contains an average of 13.4 desks. What is the best estimate for the total number people who work in the office building?

• 585 workers

• 603 workers

• 630 workers

• 700 workers

An office building has 45 floors, each of which is occupied.

Part B.

Each office floor has 30 computers, but on average, only 25.7 computers per floor work. What is the most reasonable estimate for the number of computers that work in the office building?

• 1,350 working computers

• 771 working computers

• 1157 working computers

• 26 working computers

How precise is the scale?

• Whole

• Tenth

• Hundreth

• Thousandth

How precise is the scale?

• Whole

• Tenth

• Hundreth

• Thousandth

What is the greatest degree of precision you can get from using this scale? ​ (a)  

• Hundreth
• Tenth
• Whole
• Thousandth

What is the greatest degree of precision you can get from using this scale? ​ (a)  

• Hundreth
• Tenth
• Whole
• Thousandth