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The length of pencil
inch
100
2 feet = ____________ inches
What is 24 inches
100
21 cups = ________ fl oz
What is 168 fl oz
100
3 pounds = ___________ ounces
48 ounces
100
Mary is thinking of a number. If she subtracts 2, adds 9 then multiplies by 3, she gets 36. What number is she thinking of?
What is 5.
200
The weight of a bowling ball
pounds
200
79,200 feet = ________________ miles
What is 15 miles
200
3 quarts = ___________ gallons
What is 3/4 or 0.75 gallons
200
136 ounces = _________________pounds
8 1/2 or 8.5 pounds
200
A number is multiplied by 7, then 7 added to the product and then multiplied by 3.The final number is 84. What is the original number?
What is 3.
300
The distance across the state of Texas
mile
300
42 feet = ______________ yards
What is 14 yards
300
5 1/2 quarts = ___________pints
What is 11 pints
300
7500 pounds = _____________ tons
3 3/4 or 3.75 tons
300
Dana sells lemonade. She sold 6 cups between 2:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. She sold another 10 cups between 3:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. She now has 5 cups left. How many cups did she start with?
What is 21 cups of lemonade.
400
The amount of gasoline in a car tank
gallon
400
What is taller a 14 yard tall building or a 600 inch tall building?
What is a 600 inch tall building. 14 yards = 504 inches
400
1/2 gallon = ____________ cups
What is 8 cups
400
2 tons = __________________ oz
64,000 oz
400
Tammy had bags of candy to divide up equally to her class. She gave away 5 bags to her friends that were not in the class. Tammy then gave 2 bags to each of her 12 classmates. When Tammy got home, she had 7 bags left. How many bags of candy did she begin with?
What is 36 bags of candy
500
The size of a Ben and Jerrys ice cream container
pint
500
4 2/3 miles = _____________ inches
What is 84,480 inches.
500
What would you rather have 491/2 floz of ice cream or 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream?
What is 49 1/2 fl oz of ice cream is more than 1 1/2 quarts. 1 1/2 quarts = 48 fl oz
500
7 lb 6 oz = ________________ oz
118 oz
500
The bus was holding a number of people when it left the mall. At the first stop, 3 more people got on. The second stop 5 people got off. The third stop 1 person got off and 2 people got on. If there were 17 people left on the bus, how many people were on the bus when it left the mall?
What is 18 people.