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Word Problems
100
Choose yes or no to tell if the equation is true. (1000 km = 1 m, 1000 mm = 1 m, 10 mm = 1 cm, 100 cm = 1 m) a) 2,000 km = 2 m b) 2,000 mm = 2 m c) 20 cm = 200 mm d) 20 m = 2,000 cm
What is a) no, b) yes, c) yes, and d) yes?
100
A computer tablet is 0.24 meter long. How long is the computer tablet in centimeters? (hint: 100 centimeters = 1 meter)
What is 24 centimeters?
100
5 gal = ____ qt. (hint: 1 gallon = 4 quarts)
What is 20 quarts?
100
When going from a smaller unit to a larger unit, what operation should you perform?
What is divide?
100
When going from a larger unit to a smaller unit, what operation should you perform?
What is multiply?
200
A bottle of shampoo has a capacity of 0.43 L. How many milliliters of shampoo does the bottle contain? (1 L = 1,000 mL) a) 4.3 mL b) 860 mL c) 430 mL d) 43 mL
What is 430 mL?
200
Leena bought 14 yards of wire. How many inches of wire did she buy? (hint: 1 yard = 36 inches) a) 36 in b) 14 in c) 360 in d) 504 in
What is 504 inches?
200
Nora made 3 gallons of lemonade. Which of the following can be used to find the number of pints of lemonade that Nora made? a) 3 x 2 x 2 b) 3 x 4 x 2 c) 3 x 3 x 2 d) 3 x 4 x 3
What is 3 x 4 x 2?
200
Convert the unit of weight. (hint: 1 lb = 16 ounces) 3/4 lb = _____ oz
What is 12 oz?
200
Jason buys 2 quarts of regular lemonade and 4 pints of pink lemonade. How many cups of lemonade does he buy in all? (hint: 1 quart = 2 pints, 1 pint = 2 cups)
What is 16 cups?
300
Kira needs 3,000 milligrams of zinc for a science experiment. Which expression can be used to determine how many grams of zinc she needs? (hint: 1000 milligrams = 1 gram) a) 1,000 / 3,000 b) 1,000 x 3,000 c) 3,000 / 1,000 d) 3,000 x 100
What is 3,000 / 1,000?
300
A door to a playhouse is 50 inches tall. Which of the following is another measure equal to the height? (hint: 12 inches = 1 foot) a) 4 ft. 2 in. b) 4 ft. 1 in. c) 4 ft 1/2 in. d) 5 ft
What is 4 ft. 2 inches?
300
Match each capacity to an equivalent capacity. 24 cups 1 gallon 16 fluid ounces 6 pints a) 2 cups = b) 96 ounces = c) 12 pints = d) 4 quarts =
What is a) 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces, b) 96 ounces = 6 pints, c) 12 pints = 24 cups, d) 4 quarts = 1 gallon?
300
A car weighs about 4,000 pounds. Which comparison is true? (hint: 1 ton = 2,000 pounds) a) 4,000 pounds < 2 tons b) 4,000 pounds > 2 tons c) 4,000 pounds < 8,000 ounces d) 4,000 pounds = 2 tons
What is 4,000 pounds = 2 tons?
300
A filing cabinet is 2 yards long by 2 feet wide by 48 inches high. What is the volume of the filing cabinet in cubic inches? (Volume = l x w x h) (hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)
What is 82,944 cubic inches?
400
A nutrition label on a carton of soy milk says that one galss contains 7 grams of protein. How many milligrams of protein does one glass contain? (1,000 milligrams = 1 gram) a) 0.5 milligrams b) 50 milligrams c) 5,000 milligrams d) 500 milligrams
What is 7,000 milligrams?
400
a) 3yd 1 ft b) 7 ft c) 7ft 2in d) 2yd 1 ft e) 1yd 4 ft Choose all lengths that are equal to 6ft 12 inches
What is b) 7ft., d) 2yd 1 ft, and e) 1yd 4 ft?
400
Juanita has a pail with a capacity of 3.4 liters. How many milliliters will the pail hold?
What is 3,400 milliliters?
400
Drew has two cats. One cat weighs 17 pounds and the other one weighs 12 1/2 pounds. Audrey's dog weighs 33 pounds. What is the difference in ounces between Audrey's dog and the combined weights of Drew's cats? (hint: 1 pound = 16 ounces)
What is 56 ounces?
400
Dwayne buys ingredients to make a cake. He buys 1 1/2 pounds of flour, 12 ounces of coconut, and 1 1/4 pounds of sugar. What is the total weight of the ingredients Dwayne bought? Select all that apply. (hint: 16 ounces = 1 lb) a) 56 ounces b) 3 pounds 8 ounces c) 13 3/4 pounds d) 13 3/4 ounces e) 3 1/2 pounds
What is a) 56 ounces, b) 3 pounds 8 ounces, c) 3 1/2 pounds?
500
Leslie has a watering can that holds 3 liters of water. She uses 250 milliliters of water on each plant. How many plants can she water? (hint: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter) [2 steps]
What is 12 plants?
500
Justin's garden is shown on board. Part A: How can you convert the dimensions of Justin's garden from yards to inches? [Multiply/Divide] the number of yards by [3, 12, 36] to convert to inches. Part B: What is the perimeter of Justin's garden in inches? (perimeter = side 1 + side 2 + side 3 + side 4)
What is multiply the number of yards by 3 to convert to feet, then multiply the number of feet by 12 to convert to inches? Perimeter is 1,008 in.?
500
The recipe for a dozen muffins calls for 4 teaspoons of vanilla. Tyler is making 6 dozen muffins for a bake sale. How many tablespoons of vanilla does he need? (hint: 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons)
What is 8 tablespoons?
500
Samir bought 3 pounds of cement to repair the cracks in his sidewalk. Each crack needs to be filled with 2 ounces of cement. Part A: How can he convert 3 pounds to ounces? [multiply/divide] 3 by [8, 12, 16]? Part B: How many cracks can he repair? (2 steps)
What is multiply 3 by 16? He can repair 24 cracks?
500
The parks department is installing a new picnic area that measures 20 yards by 48 feet. They are covering the new picnic area with square pieces of sod. If the sod costs $11 per square yard, how much will the parks department pay to completely cover the picnic area with sod? (hint: 1 yard = 3 feet) (area = length x width) [multiple steps] a) $10,560 b) $3,520 c) $1, 496 d) $29,700
What is $3,520?
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