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100
the amount of cups in a pint
What is 2
100
the amount of inches in a foot
What is 12
100
the amount of centimeters in 1 meter
What is 100
100
the amount of feet in 5 yards
What is 15
100

There are two benches in the gym. The longer one is 3 feet longer than the short one. If the longer bench is 8 feet, how long is the shorter bench?

The shorter bench is five feet long.

200
the amount of pints in a quart
What is 2
200
the amount of feet in a yard
What is 3
200
the amount of centimeters in 2 meters
What is 200
200
the amount of feet in a mile
What is 5,280
200

A binder is 10 cm thick. How thick are 4 binders put together?

4 binders are 40 cm thick altogether.

300
the amount of quarts in 2 gallons
What is 8
300
the amount of inches in 2 feet
What is 24
300
the amount of meters in 1 kilometer
What is 1,000
300
the amount of yards in a mile
What is 1,760
300

A cake with 5 (even) layers is 40 inches thick. How thick is a cake with 3 layers?

A cake with 3 layers is 24 inches thick.

400
the amount of pints in 2 gallons
What is 16
400
the amount of feet in 10 yards
What is 30
400
the amount of centimeters in 5 meters
What is 500
400
the amount of inches in 10 yards
What is 360
400

Tess went to art class at 12:15.  She painted for 25 minutes.  She spent 30 minutes drawing.  Then she ate lunch.  What time did Tess eat lunch?

Tess ate lunch at 1:10.

500
The amount of cups in 3 gallons
What is 48
500
the amount of inches in 3 yards
What is 36
500
the amount of meters in 4 kilometers
What is 4,000
500
the amount of yards in 2 miles
What is 3,520
500

The area of a door is 6 square meters.  The height of the door is 3 meters.  What is the width of the door?  What is the perimeter of the door?

The width of the door is 2 meters.


The perimeter of the door is 10 meters.

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