Word Problems
Unit Conversion
Time
Area and Perimeter
100
A restaurant opens at 11:00am. They are open until half after eight. How many hours and minutes are they open?
9 hours and 30 minutes
100
At a party, there are 3 pitchers of lemonade. Each pitcher has 1 gallon of lemonade. How many quarts of lemonade are there?
12 quarts
100
How many hours are there from 7 am to 1pm?
6 hours
100
90 meters
200
To decorate her room, Maria bought 4 feet of ribbon. How many inches of ribbon did she buy?
48 inches
200
To decorate her room, Maria bought 5 feet of ribbon. She wants to cut it into 6 inch pieces. How many pieces can she cut?
10 pieces
200
Lucy read her book from 2:30pm until 4:00pm. How many minutes did she read for?
90 minutes
200
A box has a length of 10 inches and a width of 4 inches. Find the perimeter of this figure.
28 inches
300
Amanda buys 2 pounds of candy for Halloween. She gives out 20 ounces of the candy. How much candy does she have left?
12 ounces
300
How many inches are in 2 yards?
72 inches
300
How many minutes are there in 2 and 1/2 hours?
150 minutes
300
A rectangle has an area of 20 inches2. It has a width of 4 inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
5 inches
400
Michael is working on math homework. He works from quarter to four until quarter after five. How long did he work for in minutes?
90 minutes
400
Daniel is building a table. He has a piece of wood that is 4 yards. He needs five pieces that are 2 feet long. Does he have enough wood?
Yes, he needs 10 feet, he has 12 feet.
400
A construction crew is working on a road. They start working at 10 minutes past 6 am and finish working at 20 minutes to noon. How many hours and minutes did they work that morning?
5 hours and 30 minutes
400
A figure has a perimeter of 40 centimeters. It has a length of 10 centimeters. What is the width?
10 centimeters
500
The class is making a banner. They bought a length of rope that is 120 feet. They need to cut it into 4 feet pieces. How many pieces can they cut?
30 pieces
500
A bucket has 4 gallons of water in it. It has a leak, and 5 quarts of water leak out. How much water is left in the bucket?
11 quarts
500
Rachel works on her homework from 3:30 until half after 6. If she does 1 homework page every half hour, how many pages did she finish?
6 pages
500
A class is making a poster. They want to line the edges with ribbon. The poster has sides of 2 feet and 4 feet. How many feet of ribbon do they need?
12 feet of ribbon