Which number would be greater, the number of liters of juice in a pitcher or the number of milliliters of juice in the same pitcher?
The number of milliliters in juice
100
June measured the height from the top of her window to the floor and wrote 3. She forgot to write the unit. Which metric unit of measure did June most likely use? Why?
Meters; mm and cm are too small and km are too large
100
Mandy says that she has a mass of 32 kg on the Earth. What is her mass on the moon? How do you know?
32 kg because mass does not change.
100
Do you multiply or divide if you want to change months to years?
Divide
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Brad has trumpet practice at 10:45 AM. It takes him 15 minutes to get from home to practice and 10 minutes to warm up. What time should he lelave home to get to practice on time?
10:20 AM
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Which capacities are written in order from greatest to least? A) 5 milliliters, 2 liters, 1 liter B) 2 liters, 5 milliliters, 1 liter C) 1 liter, 2 liters, 5 milliliters D) 2 liters, 1 liter, 5 milliters
D, 2 liters, 1 liter, 5 milliliters
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Greg wants to measure how tall his 2-year old sister is. What two customary units could he use? Explain your answer.
Since Greg's sister is most likely less than 3 feet tall, he could either use feet or inches to measure.
200
What is a good estimate for the mass of an American saddlebred horse? A) 5 kg B) 50 kg C) 500 kg D) 5,000 kg
C) 500 kg
200
About how many minutes does it take you to do your homework? How many seconds is this?
Sample answer: 30 minutes, 1,800 seconds
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When Christopher Columbus was 41 years old, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. He went on his final expedition 10 years later, which took 2 years. He died 2 years after his final expedition ended in 1506. What year was Columbus born?
1451
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How many quarts is 36 cups?
9 quarts
300
A triangle has a perimeter of 16 yards. One side of the triangle is 5 yards. Another side of the triangle is 7 yards. What is the length of the third side?
4 yards
300
How many grams are in 1 kilogram?
1,000 gramas
300
Compare 36 months to 104 weeks, 33 years to 3 decades, and 96 months to 8 years.
Greater than, greater than, equal
300
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Three years earlier, the Boston Tea Party took place. Boston was settled 143 years before the Boston Tea Party. What year was Boston settled?
1630
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Zack said he poured lemonade from a 300-liter pitcher into a 20-milliliter glass. Are these numers reasonable? Why or why not?
No; 300 L is too large for a pitcher and 20 mL is too small for a glass.
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Which measure is not equal to 6 meters? A) 60 kilometers B) 60 decimeters C) 600 centimeters D) 6,000 millimeters
A) 60 kilometers
400
Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the mass of each item: crayon, watermelon, carrot, wallet
gram, kilogram, gram, gram
400
A girl from England set a world record by sneezing about 978 days in a row. About how many weeks did she sneeze in a row?
About 140 weeks
400
Ms. Harris is planning to drive the twins to a soccer game at 6:00 pm. They need to arrive 20 minutes early to warm up for the game. It takes 25 minutes to get to the soccer field. What time does Mrs. harris and the twins need to leave the house?
She needs to leave by 5:15 PM.
500
If there are about 1.06 quarters per 1 liter, about how many quarters are in 10 liters?
10.6 quarts
500
If there are about 1.61 km per 1 mile, about how many kilometers is 7 miles?
11.27 km
500
If there are about 2.2 lbs per 1 kilogram, how many pounds are there in 3 kilograms?
6.6 pounds
500
If you brush your teeth 10 minutes a day, about how many hours do you brush in a year?
About 60 hours
500
Leslie has 3 boxes of tea in her cupboard. Each box contains 11 tea bags. Each tea bag makes 3 cups of hot tea. How many cups of tea will Leslie make if she uses all the tea bags?