Converting Units
Area and Perimeter
Story Problems
Measuring using common tools and units
Angles
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 cube whose sides have a length and width of 5 inches?
150 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
Which of these would you probably measure in meters?
A the height of a house
B the distance between two states
C the weight of a person
D the amount of water in a bottle
A the height of a house
100
What is an angle that measures 90 degrees?
right angle
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
Which unit could be used to measure the weight of a ten year old?
kilograms or pounds
200
What angle (obtuse, actue, or right) is formed by the hands on the clock at 3:00?
right
300
How many milliliters are in a three 2 liter bottles of pop?
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
Which is most likely the length of a telephone book?
30 kilometers
30 centimeters
30 millimeters
30 meters
30 meters
300
What is the measurement of this angle?
60 degrees
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
Which list below shows the temperatures in order from coldest to hottest?
0°C, -10°C, 10°C, 100°C
-10°C, 10°C, 0°C, 100°C
10°C, 0°C, 10°C, 100°C
100°C, 10°C, 0°C, -10°C
-10°C, 10°C, 0°C, 100°C
400
If you had a straight angle cut into 2 parts with one angle measuring 112 degrees, what does the second angle measure?
68 degrees
500
James looked at the calendar and realized that he had 5 weeks until his birthday. How many days is that?
35 days
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
Which is the warmest temperature?
-10°F
0°F
-2°F
5°F
5°F
500
What type of angle is made when the clock strikes 2:22?
acute