Customary Length / Weight
4 feet = _____ inches
4 feet = 48 inches
4 x 12 = 48
18 pints = ___ quarts
18 pints = 9 quarts
1 qt = 2 pt, 18/2 = 9
2 km = _____ m
2 km = 2000 m
1 km = 1000 m
2 x 1000 = 2000
3 hours = _____ minutes
3 hours = 180 minutes
3 x 60= 180
5000 lb __ 3 T
(complete with <, >, or =)
5000 lb < 3 T
Gina wants to create a border out of ribbon to go around the sides of a picture. The picture is 60 inches long and 36 inches wide. The ribbon comes in pieces that are each 2 feet long. How many pieces of ribbon does Gina need to create the border around the outside of the whole picture?
Gina needs 8 pieces of ribbon.
The picture is 5 ft by 3 ft, so the perimeter is 5+5+3+3=16 feet. Ribbon is in 2ft long pieces, so 16 / 2 = 8.
3 Tons = _____ Pounds
3 T = 6000 lbs
3 x 2000 = 6000
80 fluid ounces = ____ cups
80 fluid ounces = 10 cups
1 c = 8 fl oz
80 / 8 = 10
4500 mg = _____ g
4500 mg = 4.5 g
1000 mg = 1 g
4500 / 1000 = 4.5
240 seconds = _____ minutes
240 seconds = 4 minutes
240 / 60 = 4
100 feet ___ 3 yards
(complete with <, >, or =)
100 feet > 3 yards
56 feet = ____ yd ____ ft
56 feet = 18 yd 2 ft
56 / 3 = 18 R 24.5 gallons = _____ quarts
4.5 gallons = 18 quarts
1 gal = 4 qt
4.5 x 4 = 18
0.32 L = _____ mL
0.32 L = 320 mL
1 L = 1000 mL
0.32 x 1000 = 320
155 minutes = _____ hours ______ minutes
155 minutes = 2 hours 35 minutes
155 / 60 = 2 R 35
1/4 c ? 1/8 pt
(fill in the ? with <, >, or =)
1/4 cup = 1/8 pint
4 oz = _____ lb
4 oz = 1/4 lb
4 / 16 = 1/4
30 cups = ___ gallons ___ cups
30 cups = 1 gallon 14 cups
1 gallon = 16 cups
30 / 16 = 1 R 14
123400 mg = ______ kg
123400 mg = 0.1234 kg
1,000,000 mg = 1 kg
123400 / 1,000,000 = 0.1234
3 hours 37 minutes = _______ minutes
3 hours 37 minutes = 217 minutes
3 x 60 = 180
180 + 37 = 217
104 mg ___ 13 g
(complete with <, >, or =)
104 mg < 13 g
A tortoise and a hare are in a one-minute race. In one minute, the tortoise went 54 inches and the hare went 4.25 feet. Who won the race? How much farther did the winner go than the loser?
The tortoise won the race. He went 3 inches, or 0.25 feet farther than the hare.
Tortoise: 54 inches = 4.5 feet = 4 ft 6 in
Hare: 51 inches = 4.25 feet = 4 ft 3 in
Tom is making slime to fill a 4 gallon bucket. Each batch of slime makes 2 quarts. If the recipe for one batch of slime calls for 3 cups of water, how much water is in the 4 gallons of slime in the bucket?
24 cups of water
4 gallons = 16 quarts (1 gallon = 4 quarts, 4 x 4 = 16)
If each batch is 2 quarts, Tom needs 8 batches to fill the bucket (16 / 2 = 8)
Each batch calls for 3 cups of water, so 8 batches needs 24 cups of water (3 x 8 = 24).
A fence around a rectangular shaped field is 1200 meters wide and 3 kilometers long. What is the perimeter of the fence in kilometers?
8.4 kilometers
1200 m = 1.2 km
P = 1.2 + 1.2 + 3 + 3 = 8.4 km
Alicia woke up at 8 am on Saturday. She spent 25 minutes eating breakfast, then she watched cartoons for 45 minutes, then she went for a one hour walk. After that she started reading her book. What time did Alicia start reading her book?
She started reading her book at 10:10 am.
8:00 + 25 mins -> 8:25
8:25 + 45 mins ->9:10
9:10 + 1 hour -> 10:10
Joey practiced piano for 3 hours, 24 minutes, 15 seconds. Allison practiced piano for 13,000 seconds. Who practiced piano for more time?
Allison practiced piano for more time.
Joey: 12,255 seconds (3x3600 + 24x60 + 15)
Allison: 13,000 seconds