Measurement Word Problems

A recipe for macaroni and cheese called for 80 grams of cheese. The store had 189 grams of cheese to sell. If I buy 32 grams of cheese, how many grams will the store have left?

• 92

• 109

• 157

• 77

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Jo measured out 351 groups of 9 grams of crackers. How many total grams of crackers does she have?

• 3,159

• 3,269

• 342

• 39

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Meghan went to the store to buy dog food. She had 12 kilograms of dog food at home but she needs to have 59. How many kilograms of dog food does she need to purchase?

• 708

• 47

• 71

• 57

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There were 8 bags of flour at the store. Each bag weighed 589 grams. How many grams of flour were at the store?

• 73

• 5,706

• 597

• 4,712

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Malcom had 7,000 grams of chocolate. He divided it among 10 bags to share with his friends. How many grams of chocolate did each of his friends get?

• 700

• 70,000

• 70

• 7,010

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A commercial car carrier can transport up to 38,900 kilograms. 16 cars weighing a total of 29,455 kilograms are scheduled to be loaded on the carrier. How many kilograms can be added to the transport in order to reach its maximum capacity?

• 471,280

• 9,461

• 1,840

• 9,445

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Judges were measuring the biggest watermelon at the state fair. The second place watermelon weighed 142 kilograms. The first place watermelon weighed 159 kilograms. What was the combined mass of the first and second place watermelons?

• 301

• 300

• 17

• 20

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A food drive was taking place at Middle Town Elementary. The 3rd grade classes brought in 493 kilograms of food. The 4th grade classes brought in 238 kilograms. How many total kilograms of food were brought by both grade levels?

• 1,479

• 952

• 2,431

• 731

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Brian measured the length of 3 strings. Each string measured 24 centimeters. How many total centimeters did he measure?

• 68

• 24

• 72

• 27

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Jack measured a garden that was 724 meters in length and a garden that was 68 meters in length. How many total meters did he measure?

• 1,238

• 792

• 768

• 676

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2