Conversions
Word Problems
100
  1. What is 5 meters 7 centimeters in centimeters?

Ⓐ  5,070 cm                Ⓑ  570 cm


Ⓒ  507 cm                Ⓓ   5,007 cm

What is C.?
100

Billy measures the length of two ribbons, Ribbon A and Ribbon B.  The length of Ribbon A is 3 cm. The length of Ribbon B is 29 millimeters.  Which ribbon is shorter? Explain.

What is Ribbon B.?

200
  1. What is 3 minutes in seconds? 

Ⓐ 30 seconds            Ⓑ  100 seconds


Ⓒ 60 seconds        Ⓓ   180 seconds

What is D.?

200

Sunny bought 5 apples.  Each apple weighed 200 grams.  He also bought a grapefruit that weighed 700 grams.  What was the total weight of the fruit Sunny bought?

What is 1,700g?

300

Oakley has 3 kilograms and 4 grams in flour.  Her neighbor lends her another 5 kilograms of flour.  How much flour, in grams, does Oakley have in all?

Ⓐ 3,004 grams        Ⓑ  7,005 grams 


Ⓒ 3,504 grams        Ⓓ   8,004 grams

What is D.? 

300
  1. Xavier wanted to watch an 8:00 p.m. show at the movie theater.  He left his office at 5:50 p.m.  He walked for 25 minutes to the train station.  He spent 1 hour 15 minutes on the train before walking another 30 minutes to get to the movie theater. Did Xavier make it to the movie in time?

What is yes?

400

Express 6 liters in milliliters.

What is 6,000 mL?

400

Path A is 4 kilometers long.  Path B is 3,500 meters long.  Kyle wants to take the shortest path.  He chooses Path A because 4 is smaller than 3,500.  Do you agree?  

What is no?

500

Express 4 kilometers 70 meters in meters.

What is 4,070m?