Measurement Conversions

How many 16-ounce bottles would be needed to hold the same total amount of water as 56 bottles that each holds 20 ounces?

• 70
• 36
• 76
• 78

A full punch bowl holds 4 gallons of punch. If each glass holds 4 ounces of punch, how many glasses can be filled from a full punch bowl? 

• 16 glasses
• 32 glasses 
• 64 glasses 
• 128 glasses

Sara made 5 gallons of lemonade and 3 gallons of iced tea for a picnic. Which is closest to the number of 12-­ounce drinks she will be able to serve at the picnic?

• 11
• 16
• 85
• 192

A jump rope is 2 yards long. Which of these shows how to find the length of the jump rope in inches?

• (2 X 3) X 12

• 3 X (2 + 36)

• 36 ÷ 12 X 2

• 36 ÷ 2 x 3

Forty-three kilometers equal how many meters?

• 430,000 meters

• 43,000 meters

• 40,300 meters

• 430 meters

Simone was making a pot of soup for her 5th­ grade class. She needed 32 cups of water. How many gallons of water did she need?

• 1 gallons
• 2 gallons
• 3 gallons
• 4 gallons

Shayla has a 1.5 ­liter container. How many milliliters of juice will the container hold?

• 15 mL
• 150 mL
• 1500 mL
• 15000 mL

Patrick needs 1 pint of cream for his cocoa recipe.  He only has measuring spoons. If 1 tablespoon equals 0.5 ounces, how many tablespoons of cream should Patrick use?

• 32 tablespoons
• 48 tablespoons
• 56 tablespoons
• 96 tablespoons

In 1903, the Wright Brothers flew the airplane they had invented a distance of 120 feet. Which expression could be used to change 120 feet to a distance in yards?

• 120 X 3
• 120 ÷ 3
• 120 X 12
• 120 ÷ 12

Four students have different amounts of ice cream to serve at the school carnival.
• Dawn has 1 gallon.
• Marty has 6 quarts.
• Petra has 10 pints.
• Veronica has 10 cups.
Which student has the greatest amount of ice cream?

• Dawn
• Marty
• Perta
• Veronica