Customary
Metric
Word Problems
Word Problems
100
___ ft = 36 in

3 ft

100

5,000 mL = ___ L

5 L

100

A squirrel weighs 7/8 of a pound. How many ounces does the squirrel weigh? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

14 ounces

100

How many mL does a 2 L bottle hold?

2,000 mL

200

20 gallons = ___ cups

(1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups)

320 cups

200

14,000 mg = ___ g

14 g

200

A watermelon weighs 3.5 kilograms. If each kilogram is equal to 1,000 grams, how many grams does the watermelon weigh?

3,500 kg

200

An elephant is twice as long as a lion. If the elephant is 4 meters long, how long is the lion, in CENTIMETERS?

200 cm

300

72 in = ___ yds

(1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in)

2 yds

300
___ L = 500 mL

0.5 L

300

Liam is filling water bottles for a picnic. He has a large 2-gallon jug of lemonade and wants to pour it into 16-ounce bottles. If there are 128 ounces in a gallon, how many bottles can he fill?

16 bottles

300

A driveway is 35 ft wide. How many yards wide is the driveway?

11 and 2/3 yards

400

___ yds = 22 ft 

(1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in)

7 and 1/3 ft

400

64 cm = ___ mm

640 mm 

400

Emma is making a banner for her school’s science fair. The banner is 6 feet long, but she needs to cut it into equal pieces that are each 18 inches long. How many pieces can she cut from the banner?

4 banners

400

How many minutes are in 12 hours?

720 minutes

500

___ tons = 11,000 lbs

(1 ton = 2,000 lbs)

5 and 1/2 tons

500

0.022 m = ___ cm

2.2 cm

500

A chef has 4 liters of soup and wants to pour it into 8 small containers. If the chef pours 400 milliliters into each container, how many milliliters of soup are left over?

800 mL

500

A driveway is 35 ft wide. What is the width of the driveway in yards and inches?

You MUST answer in yards and inches:

______ yds and ____ inches

11 yards and 24 inches