STAAR Conversions

The ratio of the sides of two similar rectangles is 3:2. What is the area of a larger rectangle if the area of the smaller rectangle is 12 square units?

• 15 square units
• 18 square units
• 24 square units
• 27 square units

Use the image to find the average amount of hamburger meat purchased per month during the first four months of this year.

• 320 oz
• 1280 oz
• 5120 oz
• 10304 oz

Adam finds 2 earth worms that are 16 cm long, 3 worms that are 9 cm long, and 1 worm that is 3 cm long. What is the combined length, expressed in millimeters?

• 350 mm
• 620 mm
• 3500 mm
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A train has an average speed of 16.6 meters per second over the entire trip. The trip took 4.5 hours. What is the total distance covered in kilometers?

• 270 km
• 4500 km
• 60000 km
• Not here

According to the US Department of Agriculture, the average dairy farm has 115 milk producing cows. The average dairy cow produces 26 quarts of milk per day. Using these statistics, how many gallons of milk would one expect to be produced in a week on the average dairy farm?

• 747.5 gal
• 5232.5 gal
• 10465 gal
• 20930 gal

Lily drives a pickup truck that holds 30 gallons of gas. One gallon is equivalent to 3.785 liters, how many liters of gas can the gas tank hold?

• 7.93 L
• 113.55 L
• 3.785 L
• 56.775 L

If a scale drawing has a length of 5 and a width of 2 and the scale is 3 inches is equivalent to 150 feet, what is the actual perimeter of the building?

• 700 feet
• 2500 feet
• 200 feet
• 500 feet

When John goes to the doctor, he is weighed at 352.7 pounds (160,000 grams). He decides that he wants to loose some weight. He now weighs 198.4 pounds. How many kilograms of weight did John lose?

• 70 kg
• 140 kg
• 154.3 kg
• 77.2 kg

Juliette wants to make homemade pickles. A recipe calls for (1/4) quart water, (1/8) quart vinegar, and 7 small cucumbers per 1-quart jar. Juliette decides to make 7 1-quart jars of pickles. How many liquid ingredients will she need?

• 3/4
• 1 5/16
• 2 5/8
• 5 1/4

Study the chart. Which aircraft has a cruising speed closest to 829 km/hr? (1mile = 1.609km)

• Boeing 737
• Airbus 320
• McDonnell Douglas--80
• Emraer RJ--145