Measurement Word Problems

Casey has 2 yards of red ribbon. She needs to cut pieces that are 4 inches long. How many pieces of ribbon will she she get?

• 72 inches

• 72 pieces

• 18 inches

• 18 pieces

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Andrew and Sarah are having a lemonade stand. They have made 3 quarts of lemonade. The paper cups they have each hold 1 cup. How many paper cups of lemonade will they be able to fill?

• 10 paper cups

• 6 paper cups

• 12 paper cups

• 16 paper cups

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

Brooke has a flower bed that is 3 feet wide by 7 feet long. She has decided to divide her bed into 1 foot squares and plant 3 tulip bulbs in each square. How many tulip bulbs will she need?

• 21 square feet

• 7 tulip bulbs

• 63 tulip bulbs

• 63 square feet

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CCSS.3.MD.C.5

CCSS.3.MD.C.6

CCSS.3.MD.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Desmond is making tropical punch popsicles. It takes 4 ounces of juice to make one popsicle. Desmond has one quart of juice. How many popsicle can Desmond make?

• 8 popsicles

• 8 ounces of juice

• 32 popsicles

• 64 quarts

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Tony walks 2 miles to school each day. He also walks home from school. How many miles will he have walked in one five-day school week?

• 1,760 yards

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 40 miles

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

A jar or pennies weights 50 ounces. If the number of pennies inside the jar is doubled, the jar of pennies will weigh 92 ounces. How much does the jar weigh?

• 100 ounces

• 184 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 4 ounces

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.3

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Marcella weighs 7 pounds more than Hannah. Hannah weighs 3 pounds less than Susan. Susan weighs 84 pounds.

How much does Marcella weigh?

• 80 pounds

• 81 pounds

• 84 pounds

• 88 pounds

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CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Carl has three dogs. Spot weighs 27 pounds. Rascal weighs 6 pounds more than Fluffy. Fluffy weighs 8 pounds more than Spot. How much do all three dogs weigh together?

• 95 pounds

• 35 pounds

• 33 pounds

• 71 pounds

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

On a map, one inch is equal to 125 miles. There are six inches between Happyville and Glumtown. How many miles are between the two towns?

• 21 miles

• 750 miles

• 721 miles

• 631 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Jake is making waffles. His recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, but Jake can not find the measuring cups anywhere. The only measuring spoon he can find is for 1 ounce. How many ounces of sugar will Jake need to make the waffles?

• 16 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 1 ounce

• 20 ounces

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1