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Word Problems
Customary
Metric
General Measurement
100

A math book has a mass of about 2 kg. Which object has a mass closest to a math book?

Scooter         Bag of Extreme Hot Cheetos

Pair of Vans shoes            My desk

A pair of Vans shoes

100

If Sal has a stick that is 9 feet and George has a stick that is 4 feet, how much longer is Sal's stick than George's in INCHES?

60 inches

100

How many inches are in a yard?

36 inches

100

How many meters are in a kilometer?

1000

100

Which unit is the longest: inch, centimeter, meter, or yard?

meter

200

Would you measure a book or a car in inches?

book

200

If Meg's rope is 20 feet long and Laura's rope is 12 feet long, how many inches of rope do they have all together?

384 inches of rope

200

Dora has 3 gallons and 2 quarts of onion cream and 3 gallons and 2 quarts of corn cream left over from Jordan’s birthday party. What is the total number of gallons and quarts of cream that Dora has left over?

28 quarts OR 7 gallons

200

Which measurement best describes the length of Yoda's light saber?

40 in.           40 ft.

40 m            40 mm


40 inches

200

How many cups are in a pint?

2 cups

300

If a room measures to be 3 feet long, how many inches would it be?

36 inches

300

Rhianna sang for three hours and forty-five minutes before her break at 6:30 P.M. At what time did Rhianna begin singing?

2:45 P.M.

300

How many inches are on our ruler?

12

300

From Bugbee to West Hartford center is 2.5 kilometers. How many meters is the distance?

2,500 meters

300

How many minutes are in 4 hours?

240 minutes

400

Is your teacher about two yards tall or about 2 feet tall?

2 yards tall.

400

 Jackie is going to run a 100 yard race. She has already run 25 yards. How many feet does she have left?

225 feet

400

If you measured a brand new pencil would you expect it to be about 3 inches long or about 8 inches long?

about 8 inches long

400

How many milligrams are in 1 gram?

1,000 milligrams

400

How many cups are in two gallons?

32 cups

500

Jayla combined 1,130 mL of Gaga juice with 4,000 mL of Moomoo juice. Then, she served 1,500 mL of the juice mixture to her friend Tyreece. How many milliliters of the juice mixture were left?

3,630 mL

500

Emma’s homework schedule:

Monday: 30 minutes. Tuesday: 25 minutes. Wednesday: 55 minutes. Thursday: 50 minutes. Friday: 15 minutes (naughty Emma!)

What was the total time in hours and minutes that Emma worked on her homework?

175 minutes OR 2 hours 55 minutes 

500

The distance between Naruto's house and Monkey D's house is 1,269 feet. How many yards are equivalent to 1,269 feet?

423 yards

500

Which is greater...240 milliliters or 3 liters?

3 liters

500

Michael runs on the football track each day. The entire run takes him 48  minutes to complete. If Michael began running at 1:10 PM at what time would he end his run?


1:58 pm