Units of Time
How many days are in 21 weeks?
21 days X 7 days per week = 147 days
Jermiyah’s car weighs 2 tons. How many pounds does it weigh?
2 tons X 2000 pounds per ton = 4000 pounds
How many pints are in 28 cups?
28 cups / 2 cups per pint = 14 pints
Convert 5000 meters to kilometers.
5000 meters / 1000 meters per kilometer = 5 kilometers
Convert 12 grams into kilograms.
12 grams / 1000 grams per kilogram =
0.012 kilograms
How many weeks are in 21 days?
21 days / 7 days per week = 3 weeks
Essence’s cat had kittens. Essence weighed the tiniest kitten, and it weighed 64 ounces. How many pounds does the smallest kitten weigh?
64 ounces / 16 ounces per pound = 4 pounds
How many cups are in 28 pints?
28 pints X 2 cups per pint = 56 cups
Convert 0.03 kilometers to meters.
0.03 kilometers X 1000 meters per kilometer =
30 meters
Cermontajah has a box that weighs 5,400 grams. How much does the box weigh in kilograms?
5,400 grams / 1000 grams per kilogram =
5.4 kilograms
It took the Great Ship of Baltimore 21 days to sail across the Pacific. How many hours did it take the Great Ship to sail across the Pacific?
21 days X 24 hours per day = 504 hours
Steveyah bought a 3-foot sub sandwich for a party. How many inches was the sub sandwich?
3 feet X 12 inches = 36 inches
Jordyn bought 8 gallons of tomato sauce to make spaghetti for the parent night at school. How many quarts of tomato sauce must Jordyn buy for parent night?
8 gallons X 4 quarts per gallon = 32 quarts
Dejuan’s jump rope was 4.4 meters long. How long was the jump rope in centimeters?
4.4 meters (m) X 100 centimeters (cm) = 440 cm
Which is the greater volume?
0.4 kL OR 3,900 L
0.4 kL X 1000 L per kL = 400 L
3,900 L is more than 400 L
Semaj worked for 6 1/4 hours yesterday. How many minutes did Semaj work?
6 1/4 hours X 60 minutes per hour
6 X 4 + 1 = 25 with a denominator of 4
25/4 hours X 60 minutes per hour = 1500/4 =
375 minutes
The biggest apple at the supermarket weighed 12 ounces. How many pounds did it weigh?
12 ounces divided by 16 ounces per pound =
12/16 = 3/4 of a pound
How many cups are in 5/8 quart?
5/8 quart X 4 cups per quart =
5/8 X 4/1 = 20/8 =
20/8 = 2 4/8 = 2 1/2 cups
Kenneth has a string that is 15 cm long. He cut off a piece that is 6 mm long. How long is the string now in cm?
6mm / 10 mm per cm = 0.6 cm
15 cm - 0.6 cm = 14.4 cm
Lauren drinks 1.5 liters of water each day. How many kL of water does she drink in 30 days?
1.5 L X 30 days = 15/10 X 30/1 =
15/10 X 30/1 = 450/10 =
450/10 = 45 L in 30 days
45 L / 1000 L per kL = 0.045 kL
Jazmin's team has practice for 1 3/4 hours. Dylen's team practices for 30 minutes longer than Jazmin's team. How many long does Dylen's team practice in minutes? (If more time: In hours too)
1 3/4 hours X 60 minutes per hour
1 X 4 + 3 = 7 with a denominator of 4
7/4 X 60 minutes per hour = 360/4 = 105 Minutes
105 minutes + 30 minutes = 135 minutes
(135 minutes / 60 minutes per hour = 2 1/4 hours)
Camryn needs to purchase 5 1/2 feet of tape for a project. If each roll of tape contains 11 inches and costs $2, what is the total cost of the tape that Camryn must buy?
5 1/2 feet X 12 inches per foot=
11/2 feet X 12 inches per foot = 132/2 inches
132/2 = 66 inches needed
66 inches divided by 11 inches per roll = 6 rolls
6 rolls X $2 per roll = $12
Sam buys 3 3/4 gallons of iced tea. Dylen buys 7 quarts more than Sam. How many quarts of tea does Dylen buy?
3 3/4 gallons X 4 quarts per gallon = 15/4 X 4/1
15/4 X 4/1 = 60/4 = 15 quarts Sam bought
15 + 7 Dylen bought more = 22 total Quarts
Jazelle is sewing the costumes for the school play. She needs 45 centimeters of lace for each costume and she needs to make 40 costumes. She has 15 meters of lace. Does she have enough lace to make all the costumes? Why or why not? Explain how you know.
45 centimeters per costume X 40 costumes = 1800 centimeters is needed to make the costumes
15 meters x 100 centimenters per meter = 1500 centimeters
1800 centimeters is needed so 1500 centimeters is NOT ENOUGH
Rea’Gan made 8,700 mL of tomato soup. She packed 1.6 L of the soup to give to a neighbor. She served the rest of the soup to her family for dinner. How many MILLILITERS of soup did Rea’Gan serve for dinner?
8,700 mL - 1.6 L
1.6 L X 1000 mL per L = 1,600 mL
8,700 mL - 1,600 mL = 7,100 mL she served to her family