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Word Problems!
100

2 feet = ____ inches

24 inches

100

1 meter = ____ centimeters

100 centimeters

100

1 liter is about 0.26 gallons. How many gallons are in 2 liters?

0.52 gallons

100

How many miles is a 5 K race (5 km)?

(1 km = 0.62 mi)

about 3.1 miles

200

12 cups = _____ pints

6 pints

200

5 deciliters = _____ liters

0.5 liters

200

If 1 foot is about 0.3 meters, how many meters are in 3 feet?

0.9 meters

200

If your desk is 18 inches wide, how wide is it in centimeters?

(1 in = 2.54 cm)

45.72 cm

300

3 gallons = ______ qts

12 quarts

300

8 kilometers = ______ decameters

800 decameters

300

If 1 kg is 2.2 lbs, how many kg are there in 6.6 lbs? 

3 kg

300

A jug of water holds 3 quarts of liquid. How many liters does it hold?

(1 qt = 0.95 L)

2.85 L

400

4 fluid ounces = ____ tablespoons

8 tablespoons

400

1 milligram = ______ hectogram

0.00001 hectogram

400

1 pound is about 0.45 kilograms. How many kilograms are in 2.5 pounds? Round to the nearest tenth. 

1.125 kilograms -> about 1.1 kg

400

In science you measured an object to weigh 2.5 kilograms. How many pounds is the object? 

(1 kg = 2.2 lbs)

5.5 pounds

500

3 miles = _____ yards

5280 yards

500

2.52 kilometers = _____ millimeters

2520000 millimeters

500

1 quart is about 0.95 liter. How many liters are in 2 gallons? Round to the nearest whole. 

about 7.6 liters -> 8 liters
500

Cara is buying ice cream. She wants an equal ratio of chocolate (turkey hill brand) to chunky monkey (ben and jerry's brand). The chocolate comes in 1/2 gallon containers and the chunky monkey comes in pints. If Cara wants 2 gallons of each ice cream, how many of each container does she need to buy? 

4 containers of chocolate 

16 containers of chunky monkey