Word Problems
Area/Perimeter
Customary Units of Measure
Metric Units of Measure
Time
100

A crate of watermelons weighs 12 pounds.  After Nick adds two extra watermelons, the crate weighs 18 pounds.  How much do the two extra watermelons weigh in all?

6 pounds

100

What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 8 cm and a width of 6 cm?

28 cm

100

15 yd= ________ ft

45 ft

100

80 cL= ________mL

800 mL

100

4 minutes= _________ seconds

240 seconds

200

A rectangle on a mobile measures 9 centimeters long on the long sides.  It measures 3 centimeters long on the short sides.  What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

24 centimeters

200

Find the area of a rectangle with:

Length: 24 miles

Width: 8 miles

192 square miles

200

66 ft= ________ yd

22 yd

200

8 kg=_________g

8,000 g

200

48 months= _________ years

4 years

300

Marcus rode his mountain bike on a 3-kilometer dirt trail.  He completed the trail 2 times.  How many meters did Marcus ride his bike?

6,000 meters

300

Find the area AND perimeter of a rectangle with:

Length: 16 inches

Width: 15 inches

Area: 240 square inches

Perimeter: 62 inches

300

4 lb= _________ oz

64 oz

300

52 m= ________cm

5,200 cm

300

7 hours= _______ min.

420 min.

400

Orchestra practice started at 9:45 and ended at 11:15.  How long did orchestra practice last?

1 hour and 30 minutes

400

A rectangular rug has an area of 88 square feet.  The short sides of the rug are 8 feet long.  What is the length of one of the long sides?

11 feet

400

6 gal= ________ cups

96 cups

400

98,000 mm= ________ dm

980 dm

400

Describe the relationship between an hour and a second of time.

1 hour is equal to 3,600 seconds 

500

Regina ships 15 boxes of games.  Each box has a mass of 6 kilograms.  What is the total mass of the boxes in grams?

90,000 grams

500

The perimeter of a rectangle is 32 inches.  One side of the rectangle has a length of 11 inches.  What is the unknown side length?

5 inches

500

192 cups= ________ fl. oz

1,536 fluid ounces

500

628 kL= __________cL

62,800,000 cL

500

Kevin baked a cake.  He started making the cake at 8:03 P.M.  It took him 1 hour and 17 minutes to finish making the cake.  What time did Kevin finish making the cake?

9:20 P.M.