Converting Units
Area and Perimeter
Story Problems
Measuring using common tools and units
Grab Bag
100

It is 1:30 pm and there are 2 hours left in the day. How many minutes is that?

120 minutes

100

What is the surface area of a cube whose sides have a length and width of 5 inches?

150 square inches

100

Nicholas was writing an article for the school newspaper about the amount of homework the 4th grade teachers were assigning. He was surprised to find out that the average student only spent 15 minutes per night doing homework. To make it sound longer, he decided to convert the time from minutes to seconds in the article. How many seconds did the average student spend on homework?

900 seconds

100

Which of these would you probably measure in meters? A the height of a house B the distance between two states C the weight of a person D the amount of water in a bottle

A the height of a house

100

Name 2 right angles in the room.

(accept correct answers)

200
How many centimeters are in 20 meters?
2,000 centimeters are in 20 meters
200
Cosette planned to buy a wall paper border for her bedroom. She measured the lengths of the walls and found the perimeter of her room. Her room was shaped like a rectangle with a length of 12 feet and a width of 10 feet. What is the perimeter?
54 feet
200
Connore had a rectangular garden with a perimeter of 36 feet. The fence surrounding it was falling down on one of the short sides (width). If the length of the garden was 10 feet, how many feet of fence did she need to replace the broken portion (width) of the fence?
8 feet
200

Which unit could be used to measure the weight of a ten year old?

kilograms or pounds

200

What angle (obtuse, actue, or right) is formed by the hands on the clock at 3:00?

right

300
How many milliliters are in a three 2 liter bottles of pop?
6,000 mL
300
If the perimeter of a square is 48 cm, what is the length of each side?
12 cm
300
Roman drove 640 miles in 5 days. If Roman drove the same number of miles each day, how many miles did he drive each day?
128 miles each day
300

Which is most likely the length of a telephone book? 30 kilometers 30 centimeters 30 millimeters 30 meters

30 meters

300
I am thinking of the smallest number that is a multiple of 3 and a factor of 12. What is it?
3
400
Rahmah weighs 25 kilograms. How many grams does she weigh?
25,000 grams
400
What is the width of a rectangle that has a length of 6 feet and an area of 60 square feet?
10 feet
400
Kevin has a desk which is four feet wide and ten feet long. What is the area of the desk?
40 square feet (That is a really big desk!)
400

Which list below shows the temperatures in order from coldest to hottest? 0°C, -10°C, 10°C, 100°C -10°C, 10°C, 0°C, 100°C 10°C, 0°C, 10°C, 100°C 100°C, 10°C, 0°C, -10°C

-10°C, 10°C, 0°C, 100°C

400
1/2 + 3/4=
5/4 or 1 1/4
500
Lorenzo looked at the calendar and realized that he had 5 weeks until his birthday. How many days is that?
35 days
500
A square has a perimeter of 20 inches. What is the length of each side of this square?
5 inches
500
Nicholas bought 33 cents worth of candy at the store. Nicholas gave the cashier a dollar bill. How much change should Nicholas receive?
67 cents
500
Which is the warmest temperature? -10°F 0°F -2°F 5°F
5°F
500
What is 8,934 divided by 2?
4,467
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