Measurement Word Problems
Each bolster pillow is 36 inches long. If the sewer is going to add 2 inches of ruffle to both ends of each pillow, how long is the piece of fabric the sewer needs to cover 5 bolster pillows? Express your answer in feet and inches.
36 + 2 + 2 = 40 40 x 5 = 200 inches
200 inches= 16 feet 8 inches
The sewer needs 16 feet, 8 inches of fabric.
The population of a city is 67,721 and the neighboring city has a population of 52,103. The difference between the two cities is about ________?
68,000 - 52,000 = 16,000
Mara and her 3 friends ate 2 1/2 pizzas. If they all ate the same amount, what fraction of a pizza did each person eat?
3/4 of the pizza
1/2 - 3/7
7/14 - 6/14 = 1/14
John needs lumber 7 feet, 8 inches long to repair the cabin door. He has 95 inches of lumber and 4 feet of rope. Does he have enough lumber?
95 inches = 7 feet 11 inches
7 feet 11 inches ˃ 7 feet and 8 inches
There is enough lumber.
In 2016, the population of a region was 91,274. In 2017, the population was increased by 6,015. In 2017, the population was about __________.
91,000 + 6,000 = 97,000 people
Gasoline costs $3.89 per gallon. If a car's gas tank holds 20 gallons and is 1/5 full, how much will it cost to fill the rest of the tank?
4/5 of 20 = 16 gallons. 16 x $3.89 = $62.24
Simplify 46/8
5 and 3/4
6 feet of packing tape is needed to seal a shipping box. How many boxes can be sealed with 44 yards of packing tape?
44 yards = 132 feet
132 ÷ 6 = 22
44 yards of packing tape can seal 22 boxes.
There are 26,358 children living in this town. Three fourths of the children play community sports. There are about _________ children playing community sports.
30,000 divided by 4 = 7,500 x 3 = 22,500 children
or
26,000 divided by 4 = 6,500 x 3 = 19,500 children
There are 2,772 people at a concert. If 1/3 are male adults and 2/5 are female adults, how many children
are at the concert?
****Double Points****
1/3 = 5/15 male adults and 2/5 = 6/15 female adults. That leaves 4/15 of the concert goers as children. 2,772 divided by 15 = 184.8 people...so round to 185 people. 185 is 1/15 so 4/15 = 740 children at the concert
Solve and simplify if needed:
3 and 5/6 + 14/12
5 wholes