Metric Conversions
Mixed Conversions
Metric Conversion Word Problems
Volume
100

3,275 g = ____ kg

What is 3.275?

100

2 gal = ____ qt

What is 8?

100

A pretzel has a mass of 4.89 grams. What is its mass in milligrams?

What is 4,890 mg?

100

A fish tank is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 12 cm long, 8 cm wide, and 10 cm high.
What is the volume of the fish tank?

V= 960cm

200

8.304 L = ____ mL

What is 8,304?

200

4,000 m = ____ km

What is 4?

200

Leslie has a watering can that holds 4 liters of water. She uses 200 milliliters of water on each of her plants.
How many plants can she water?

What is 20 plants?

200

A toy box measures 15 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 8 inches high.


How many cubic inches of toys can fit inside the toy box?

v=1200

300

10 mm = ____ cm

What is 1?

300

2 1/2 lb = ____ oz

What is 40?

300

A computer tablet is 0.39 meter long. How long is the computer tablet in centimeters?

What is 39 cm?

300

A bookshelf has a storage compartment that is 24 cm long, 18 cm wide, and 20 cm high.


What is the volume of the storage compartment in cubic centimeters?

v= 8640

400

16 g = ____ mg

What is 16,000?

400

5.02 kg = ____ g

What is 5,020?

400

A bottle of shampoo has a capacity of 0.54 L.
How many milliliters of shampoo does the bottle contain?

What is 540 mL?

400

Kara has a hot tub. It is 5 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 4 feet deep. How much water is needed to completely fill the hot tub? 

100 feet3

500

4,800 cm = ____ m

What is 48?

500

15,840 ft = ____ mi

What is 3?

500

Sandra biked 800 meters on Friday. On Saturday, she biked 5 kilometers. On Sunday, she biked 3 kilometers, 400 meters. How many kilometers did Sandra bike over the three days?


What is 9.2 km?

500

A rectangular planter box is 2 meters long, 1 meter wide, and 0.5 meters high.

Question:
What is the volume of the planter box in cubic meters?

v=1 m3 

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