Word Problems
Stacy measured her pencil and said it was 43 centimeters. How many millimeters is her pencil?
430 millimeters
I am 5 feet 3 inches tall. How tall am I in inches?
63 inches
_____ centimeters= 1 meter
100 centimeters
Explain how you know 4 meters is larger than 40 millimeters?
4 meters = 4,000 millimeters
George walked to his friends house 3 kilometers away. How many meters away is his friends house?
3,000 meters
Sarah's dog weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces. How many ounces does her dog weigh?
131 ounces
12 kiloliters = _______ liters
12,000 liters
I need 5 gallons of milk to make my tres leches cake. If I have 12 quarts of milk, will I have enough to make the recipe? EXPLAIN
No, 5 gallons = 20 quarts
My Yeti cooler holds 4 gallons of water. How many quarts is that?
16 quarts
Together, my cup and coffee weigh 2 pounds 4 ounces. When I pour out my coffee, the cup weighs 1 pound 2 ounces. How many ounces did the coffee weigh?
18 ounces
6 tons = __________ pounds
12,000 pounds
455 grams = _______ milligrams
4,550 milligrams
I drink 80 cups of water a day. How many gallons is that?
5 gallons
My books weigh 2.5 kilograms. How many grams do they weigh?
2,500 grams
My money is safely kept in my wallet. Altogether, my wallet and money weighs 6 pounds 3 ounces. The wallet on its own weighs 2 pounds 9 ounces. How much do the coins weigh in pounds and ounces?
3 pounds 10 ounces
6 gallons = ______ pints
48 pints
3,000 millimeters = _______ centimeters
300 centimeters
If 1,000 _____ = 1 _______ what units am I using? (More than 1 answer possible)
Example:
meters-- kilometer
milliliters---liter
On Monday, Wanda adds 2,000 milliliters of water to her pool. On Tuesday, she adds another 3,000 milliliters of water. How many liters did she add to her pool over the two days?
5 liters.
I am sending a package in the mail. The package and gift inside weighs 9 pounds 2 ounces. The gift weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces. How much does the package weigh in pounds and ounces?
1 pound 6 ounces
12 pounds =_________ ounces
192 ounces
5.7 meters = _________ centimeters
570 centimeters
My driveway is 9 feet 8 inches long. How many inches is that?
116 in.