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Word Problems
Customary
Metric
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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 

desk

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

If Rob's toy car is 24 inches long, how many feet is that?

2 feet

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

I measured the length of a classroom in inches.  Will I get a large number or a small number of inches?

A large number of inches.

500

The baby weighed 16 pounds and 4 ounces. How many ounces did the baby weigh?

260 ounces

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

How many seconds are in 5 hours?

18,000 seconds