Converting Units
Area and Perimeter
Word Problems
Converting Units #2
Elapsed Time
100
It is 1:30 pm and there are 2 hours left in the day. How many minutes is that?
120 minutes
100

What is the surface area of a square whose sides have a length and width of 5 inches?

25 square inches

100
Bobbie was writing an article for the school newspaper about the amount of homework the 4th grade teachers were assigning. He was surprised to find out that the average student only spent 15 minutes per night doing homework. To make it sound longer, he decided to convert the time from minutes to seconds in the article. How many seconds did the average student spend on homework?
900 seconds
100

32 yd= how many feet?

96 ft

100

How much time has passed from 8:35 to 10:00? 

1 hour and 25 minutes 

200
How many centimeters are in 20 meters?
2,000 centimeters are in 20 meters
200

Nikki planned to buy a wall paper border for her bedroom. She measured the lengths of the walls and found the perimeter of her room. Her room was shaped like a rectangle with a length of 12 feet and a width of 10 feet. What is the perimeter?

54 feet

200
Christina had a rectangular garden with a perimeter of 36 feet. The fence surrounding it was falling down on one of the short sides (width). If the length of the garden was 10 feet, how many feet of fence did she need to replace the broken portion (width) of the fence?
8 feet
200

85 hours= how many minutes? 

5,100 minutes

200

Dakota arrived at school at 7:59 a.m. He left at 2:33 p.m. How long was Dakota at school?

6 hours and 34 minutes 

300

How many milliliters are in a three 2 liter bottles of soda?

6,000 mL

300
If the perimeter of a square is 48 cm, what is the length of each side?
12 cm
300
Ethan drove 640 miles in 5 days. If Ethan drove the same number of miles each day, how many miles did he drive each day?
128 miles each day
300

How many meters are in 30,000 mm? 

30 meters

300

Brandon went to bed at 9:15 p.m. It took him 23 minutes to fall asleep. What time did Brandon fall asleep?

9:38 pm
400
Suzie weighs 25 kilograms. How many grams does she weigh?
25,000 grams
400
What is the width of a rectangle that has a length of 6 feet and an area of 60 square feet?
10 feet
400
Greg has a desk which is four feet wide and ten feet long. What is the area of the desk?
40 square feet (That is a really big desk!)
400

A bag of flour has a mass of 6 kilograms. Kelly buys 18 bags of flour for a school baking project. How many grams of flour did she buy? 

108,000 grams 

400

Mrs. Kennedy’s 3rd-grade class is going to the aquarium on a field trip. They are scheduled to arrive at 9:10 a.m. and leave at 1:40 p.m. How long will they spend at the aquarium?

4 hours and 30 minutes

500

James looked at the calendar and realized that he had 5 weeks until his birthday. How many hours is that?

840 hours

500
A square has a perimeter of 20 inches. What is the length of each side of this square?
5 inches
500
Brad bought 33 cents worth of candy at the store. Brad gave the cashier a dollar bill. How much change should Brad receive?
67 cents
500

An iphone is 7 centimeters wide. After upgrading to an iPad, it is 3 times as wide as the iPhone. How wide is the iPad in millimeters?

240 mm

500

Dylan started working on homework at 5:45 p.m. It took him 1 hour and 57 minutes to complete it. What time did Dylan complete his homework?

7:42pm