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Word Problems
100

A computer tablet is 0.24 meter long.  How long is the computer tablet in centimeters? (HINT: 1 meter = 100 centimeters)


What is 24 centimeters?

100

Put the following units of capacity in order from smallest to largest.

pint        cups         gallon         fluid ounce           quart

What is fluid ounce, cups, pint, quart, gallon?

100

Convert the unit of weight.  

3/4 lb = ________ oz

What is 12 ounces?

100

Convert the unit of mass.

6.75 kg = __________________g

What is 6750 g?

100

The new patio at Tonya's house is 5 yards long by 10 feet wide.  She is going to cover the patio with square bricks that measure 1 foot on each side.  If each brick costs $4, how much will Tonya pay for the bricks?

A. $600

B. $120

C. $150

D. $200

What is $600?

200

Choose yes or no to tell if each equation is true.

2,000 km = 2 m (yes or no)

2,000 mm = 2 m (yes or no)

20 cm = 200 mm (yes or no)

20 m = 2,000 cm (yes or no)

What is no, yes, yes, and yes?

200

Match each capacity to an equivalent capacity.

24 cups         1 gallon           16 fluid ounces           6 pints

A. 2 cups = 

B. 96 ounces =

C. 12 pints =

D. 4 quarts =

What is 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces, 96 ounces = 6 pints, 12 pints = 24 cups, and 4 quarts = 1 gallon?

200

Samir bough 3 pounds of cement to repair the cracks in the sidewalk.  Each crack needs to be filled with 2 ounces of cement.

How many cracks can he repair?

What is 24 cracks can be repaired?

200

A pretzel has a mass of 5 grams.  What is its mass in milligrams? (HINT: 1,000 milligrams = 1 gram)

A. 0.5 milligram

B. 50 milligrams

C. 5,000 milligrams

D. 500 milligrams

What is 5,000 milligrams (C.)?

200

Jason buys 2 quarts of regular lemonade and 4 pints of pink lemonade.  How many cups of lemonade does he buy in all?

What is 88 cups of lemonade?

300

A door to a playhouse is 50 inches tall.  Which of the following is another measure equal to the height?

A. 4 ft 2 in

B. 4 ft 1 in.

C.

4 ft 1/2 in.

D. 5 ft

What is 4 ft 2 in. (A)?

300

Leslie has a watering can that holds 3 liters of water.  She uses 250 milliliters of water on each of her plants.  How many plants can she water?

What is 12 plants?

300

A car weighs about 4,000 pounds.  Which comparison is true?

A. 4,000 pounds < 2 tons

B. 4,000 pounds > 2 tons

C. 4,000 pounds < 8,000 ounces

D. 4,000 pounds = 2 tons

What is 4,000 pounds = 2 tons (D)?
300

Kira needs 3,1,000 -: 3,000000 milligrams of zinc for a science experiment.  Which expression can be used to determine how many grams of zinc she needs?

A. 

1,000 -: 3,000

B. 1,000 x 3,000

C.

3,000 -: 1,000

D. 3,000 x 100

What is

3,000 -: 1,000?


300

An area rug in Rachel's room is shown below

What is the perimeter of the area rug in feet?

What is 42 feet?
400

Choose all lengths that are equal to 3 yards 16 inches.

A. 124 in.

B. 4 yd 4 in.

C. 

3 yd 1 1/2 ft

D. 2 yd 52 in.

E. 10 ft 4 in.

What is 124 in. (A), 2 yd 52 in. (D), and 10 ft 4 in. (E)?

400

A bottle of shampoo has a capacity of 0.43 L.  How many milliliters of shampoo does the bottle contain? (HINT: 1 L = 1,000 mL)

A. 4.3 mL

B. 860 mL

C. 430 mL

D. 43 mL

What is 430 mL (C)?

400

Kim kept track of how much cereal she ate for two months and found that she ate 256 ounces of cereal in that time.  How many pounds is that? (HINT: 16 ounces = 1 pound)

A. 16 pounds

B. 8 pounds

C. 4,096 pounds

D. 32 pounds

What is 16 pounds?

400

Jamal has a pair of shoes that have a total mass of 960 grams and four identical books that have a total mass of 2 kilograms.  Which has the greater mass:  one shoe or one book?  How do you know?

What is one book?  One shoe has a mass of 480 g (960 divided by 2) and one book has a mass of 500 g (2000 divided by 4).  500 g is greater than 480 g, so one book is has the greater mass.

400

Dwayne buys ingredients to make a cake.  He buys 1 1/2 pounds of flour, 12 ounces of coconut,  and 1 1/4 pounds of sugar.  What is the total weight of the ingredients Dwayne bought? Select all that apply.

A. 56 ounces

B. 3 pounds 8 ounces

C. 13 3/4 pounds

D. 13 3/4 ounces

E. 3 1/2 pounds


What is 56 ounces, 3 pounds 8 ounces, and 3 1/2 pounds?

500

Match each length to an equivalent length:

4 yards       2 feet 8 inches           9 feet              2 yards 5 inches

A. 32 inches =

B. 77 inches =

C. 144 inches =

D. 3 yards =

What is 32 inches = 2 feet 8 inches , 77 inches = 2 yards 5 inches , 144 inches = 4 yards, and 3 yards = 9 feet?

500

Nora made 3 gallons of lemonade.  Which of the following can be used to find the number of pints of lemonade that Nora made?

A. 3 x 2 x 2

B. 3 x 4 x 2

C. 3 x 3 x 2

D. 3 x 4 x 3


What is 3 x 4 x 2 (B)?

500

Drew has two cats.  One cat weighs 17 pounds and the other one weighs    

12 1/2 pounds. Audrey's dog weighs 33 pounds.

         What is the difference in ounces between Audrey's dog and the combined weights of Drew's cats?

What is 56 ounces?

500

Below is the nutritional information given on a can of turkey chili.  List the chili components from the greatest to the least amount per serving.

Total Fat = 3.5 g

Cholesterol = 25 mg

Sodium = 1,110 mg

Total Carbohydrate = 34 g

What is Total Carbohydrate, Total Fat, Sodium, Cholesterol?

500

A filing cabinet is 2 yards long by 2 feet wide and 48 inches high.  What is the volume of the filing cabinet in cubic inches? (HINT: Volume = L x W x H)

What is 82, 944 cubic inches?

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