ATI TEAS 7
Metric Conversions for Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
How many milligrams (mg) are equal to 1 gram?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To convert grams to milligrams, you need to multiply by 1,000 because there are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram. Therefore, 1 gram 1,000 = 1,000 milligrams. Choice A (100 mg) is incorrect as it represents 0.1 grams, not 1 gram. Choice C (1 mg) is incorrect as it represents a fraction of a gram. Choice D (10,000 mg) is incorrect as it is 10 times more than the correct conversion.
Question 2 of 5
Convert 0.345 kilometers to meters (m).
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To convert kilometers to meters, you need to multiply by 1,000 since there are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer. Therefore, 0.345 km 1,000 = 345 meters. Choice A (3.45 m) is incorrect because it is the result of a mathematical error; the decimal point was misplaced. Choice C (345 cm) is incorrect as it represents centimeters, not meters. Choice D (345 m) is a duplicate of the correct answer B.
Question 3 of 5
Convert 0.0345 kilograms to grams (g).
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To convert kilograms to grams, you need to multiply by 1,000 since 1 kilogram is equal to 1,000 grams. Therefore, 0.0345 kg multiplied by 1,000 equals 34.5 grams. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly convert kilograms to grams. A states 3.45 grams, which is off by a factor of 10. C and D overestimate the conversion by considering the decimal point in the original value as a whole number. Hence, the correct answer is B, 34.5 grams.
Question 4 of 5
What is the equivalent of 3.54 millimeters in meters (m)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: To convert millimeters to meters, you need to divide by 1,000 since there are 1,000 millimeters in a meter. Therefore, 3.54 mm · 1,000 = 0.00354 meters. Choice A (0.0354 m) is incorrect as it is 10 times the correct conversion. Choice C (35.4 m) is incorrect as it would be the equivalent of 35,400 millimeters. Choice D (0.035 m) is also incorrect as it is 100 times greater than the correct conversion.
Question 5 of 5
What is the base unit for volume of a solid in the metric system?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'cubic meters' (A) which is the base unit for volume of a solid in the metric system. Volume is measured in cubic units (length width height) for solids. Choice B, 'meters cubed,' is not the standard way to express volume in the metric system. Choices C and D, 'grams' and 'centimeters,' are units of mass and length respectively, not volume.