Practice Quantity in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted; a quantity combines a number with a unit.
Before we count, we notice there's 'some amount' of something—quantity is that raw sense of how much.
Example 1
easyA recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need? Identify the quantity and the unit.
Example 2
mediumExplain why 'the number of people in a room' is a discrete quantity but 'the temperature of a room' is a continuous quantity.
Example 3
easyA car travels at 60 miles per hour for 2.5 hours. What quantity does 60 \times 2.5 represent?
Example 4
mediumCan you say which is 'more': 5 kilometers or 5 miles? What does this tell you about quantities?