Measurement Conversions
Decimal Detectives
Area & Perimeter
Word Problem Wizards
100

Convert 3 feet to inches

What is 36 inches?


1 foot = 12 inches

100

Which is greater: 0.5 or 0.7?

What is 0.7?  

100

Find the perimeter of a rectangle with sides 4 and 6

What is 20 units?

Perimeter= all all the sides

4+4+6+6 = 20

100

You buy 2 items that cost $3 each. You paid with a $10. What is your change? 

What is $4?

$3 + $3 = $6 cost

$10 - $6 = $4 left (change)

200

Convert 2 meters to centimeters

What is 200 cm? 


1 meter = 100 centimeters

200

Compare: 0.34 ___ 0.3 

Use one of the symbols 

< Less than

> Greater than

= Equal to

What is > (greater than)?

200

Find the area of a rectangle with length 5 and width 3

What is 15 square units? 

Area= L x W

5 x 3 = 15

200

A book is 12 inches long. How long is it in feet?

What is 1 foot? 


1 Foot = 12 inches

300

How many minutes are in 3 hours?

What is 180 minutes? 


1 hour = 60 minutes

300

Put in order (least to greatest): 0.6, 0.06, 0.16

What is 0.06, 0.16, 0.6?

300

A rectangle has a perimeter of 18. Two sides are 4. What are the other two sides?

What is 5 and 5?

Total Perimeter is 18. Take 8 away because we know the total of two slides are 8. We have 10 left. Divide 10 between the other two sides we don't know the measurements of. 

300

Mrs. Lee runs 2 miles each day for a week. What is the her total distance?

What is 14 miles?

7 days in a week

2 x 7 = 14 

400

Convert 5 pounds to ounces

What is 80 ounces? 


1 pound = 16 ounces

400

Which is smaller: 0.82 or 0.802?

What is 0.802?

400

Area = 24, width = 4. What is the length?

What is 6? 

Area= L x W

24 = L x 4

Divide (doing the opposite of multiplying)

24/4 = 6

400

A square garden has a length of 5 ft. What is the area?

What is 25 square feet?

Square - all sides are the same length 

5 x 5 = 25

500

A rope is 6 yards long. How many feet is that?

What is 18 feet? 

1 yard = 3 feet

500

Fill in the blank: 0.9 ___ 0.90

Use one of the symbols 

< Less than

> Greater than

= Equal to

What is = (equal)?

500

Which has a larger area: 

Rectangle with length of 8 and width of 3

or

Rectangle with length of 6 and width of 4

What is they are equal?

Area= L x W

8x3=24

6x4=24

500

You have 1.5 meters of ribbon. You uses 0.2 meters of ribbon for a hair bow and 0.5 meters for a dress. How much is left?

What is 0.8 meter?

1.5 - 0.2 = 1.3

1.3 - 0.5 = 0.8 

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