Metric Units
Is this equation true?
2,000 km = 2 m
(1000 km = 1 m, 1000 mm = 1 m, 10 mm = 1 cm, 100 cm = 1 m)
No, it is not true.
24 in = ______________ feet
2
5 gal = ____ qt. (hint: 1 gallon = 4 quarts)
20 quarts
When going from a smaller unit to a larger unit, what operation should you perform?
divide
When going from a larger unit to a smaller unit, what operation should you perform?
multiply
A bottle of shampoo has a capacity of 0.43 L. How many milliliters of shampoo does the bottle contain? (1 L = 1,000 mL) a) 4.3 mL b) 860 mL c) 430 mL d) 43 mL
c) 430 mL
1.5 km = _______________ m
1,500 meters
Gabi made 3 gallons of lemonade. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the number of pints of lemonade that Gabi made?
a) 3 x 2 x 2 c) 3 x 3 x 2
b) 3 x 4 x 2 d) 3 x 4 x 3
b) 3 x 4 x 2
Convert the unit of weight. (hint: 1 lb = 16 ounces)
3 lb = _____ oz
48 oz
Mrs. Hernandez is 5 feet 4 inches tall. How tall is she if measured only in inches?
64 inches
Kira needs 3,000 milligrams of zinc for a science experiment. Which math operation will determine how many grams of zinc she needs? (hint: 1000 milligrams = 1 gram)
Division
A computer tablet is 0.24 meter long. How long is the computer tablet in centimeters? (hint: 100 centimeters = 1 meter)
24 centimeters
24 cups= _____________ quarts
6 quarts
A car weighs about 4,000 pounds. How many tons does it weigh? (hint: 1 ton = 2,000 pounds)
2 tons
Dwayne buys ingredients to make a cake. He buys 2 pounds of flour, 12 ounces of coconut, and 1 pound of sugar. What is the total weight in ounces of the ingredients Dwayne bought?
(hint: 16 ounces = 1 lb)
60 ounces
A nutrition label on a carton of milk says that one carton contains 7 grams of protein. How many milligrams of protein does one glass contain? (1,000 milligrams = 1 gram) a) 0.5 milligrams b) 50 milligrams c) 5,000 milligrams d) 500 milligrams
7,000 milligrams
Leena bought 14 yards of wire. How many inches of wire did she buy? (hint: 1 yard = 36 inches) a) 36 in b) 14 in c) 360 in d) 504 in
504 inches
Juanita has a pail with a capacity of 3.4 liters. How many milliliters will the pail hold?
3,400 milliliters
Mrs. Hernandez has two cats. One cat weighs 13 pounds and the other one weighs 11 pounds and 5 ounces. Jancarlo's dog weighs 33 pounds. What is the combined weight of Mrs. Hernandez' cats? (hint: 1 pound = 16 ounces)
24 pounds, 5 ounces
Jason buys 2 quarts of regular lemonade and 4 pints of pink lemonade. How many cups of lemonade does he buy in all? (hint: 1 quart = 2 pints, 1 pint = 2 cups)
16 cups
Leslie has a watering can that holds 3 liters of water. She uses 250 milliliters of water on each plant. How many plants can she water? (hint: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter) [2 steps]
12 plants
A door to a playhouse is 50 inches tall. Which of the following is another measure equal to the height? (hint: 12 inches = 1 foot) a) 4 ft. 2 in. b) 4 ft. 1 in. c) 4 ft 1/2 in. d) 5 ft
a) 4 ft. 2 inches
Which is equal to 2 quarts?
a) 1 gallon c) 8 cups
b) 12 cups d) 4 pints
4 pints
My car weighs one ton. The average 6th grader weighs 100 pounds. How many 6th graders weigh the same as my car?
20 6th graders
A filing cabinet is 2 yards long by 2 feet wide by 48 inches high. What is the volume of the filing cabinet in cubic inches? (Volume = l x w x h) (hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)
82,944 cubic inches