Which unit would you use to weigh an elephant?
Tons, ounces, or pounds?
Tons
100
How many cups are in a quart?
4 cups.
100
How many pints are in a quart
2 pints
100
Ms. Alexander asked her students to measure each other.
Here are some of the measurements they took:
Kayla: 50 inches
John: 4 1/2 feet
Jericho: 1 yard and 5 inches
Joseph: 53 inches
Who is tallest?
John is tallest.
200
How many inches are in a yard?
36 inches
200
Which is the best estimate of how much a paper clip weights?
2 ounces
2 pounds
0.2 ounces
2 ounces
200
How many pints are in a gallon?
8 pints.
200
How many feet are in a yard (roughly) ?
3 feet.
200
Susan has 2 feet of ribbon. She wants to give her ribbon to her 3 best friends so each friend gets the same amount. How much ribbon (in inches) will each friend get?
Each friend gets 8 inches of ribbon.
300
Jacob has a bike that is 4 feet long. How many inches long is it?
48 inches.
300
Justine says her backpack weights 160 ounces. How many pounds does she claim her backpack weighs?
10 pounds
300
How many cups are in a gallon?
16 cups.
300
How many feet is 168 inches?
14 feet.
300
A pound of apples costs $1.20. Rachel bought a pound and a half of apples. If she gave the clerk a $5.00 bill, how much change will she get back?
$3.20 will be her change.
400
Laura is 55 inches tall. How many feet tall is she?
Hint: It is not a round number. There are extra inches.
4 feet 7 inches tall.
400
Aileen bought a bag of sugar that weighs 3 pounds and has a recipe that calls for 45 ounces of sugar. Does she have enough sugar in the bag?
Yes she does. She needs 45 ounces and has 48 ounces in the bag.
400
How many quarts is 4 gallons?
16 quarts.
400
How many ounces are in a pound?
16 ounces in a pound.
400
Marie bought 3 apples that cost 50 cents each. She paid with a five dollar bill. How much change did she receive?
$3.50 will be her change.
500
There are 5,280 feet in a mile. ESTIMATE how many miles you've walked if you walk 15,000 feet.
About 3 miles.
500
The new elephant at the zoo weighs 2 and 1/4 tons. How many pounds does it weight?
4,500 pounds.
500
How many pints is 15 quarts?
30 pints.
500
How many pints are in 2 gallons?
16 pints are in 2 gallons.
500
Alicia opened her piggy bank and counted the coins inside. Here is what she found:
-22 pennies
-5 nickels
-5 dimes
-8 quarters
What fraction of the coins have a value GREATER THAN 5 cents?
13/40 (8 quarters+ 5 dimes = 13 of 40 total coins)