Solve Measurement Word Problems

Jordan made 1 2/3 qt of soup.  More friends are coming to her party, so she needs to triple her recipe.  How much total soup will she need?

• 5
• 1/5
• 1 2/4
• 3 2/3

Jenna had 1/6 of cake leftover.  She wanted to share it among her 3 friends.  How much cake would each friend get?

• 18
• 1/18
• 9
• 3/6

Jeremy bought 4 cups of soda.  He let his sister drink 1 3/4 of it.  How much soda does he have left?

• 1
• 3 3/4
• 2 
• 2 1/4

On Monday a team of street sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city block. Tuesday, the team cleaned 1/2 as many blocks as on Monday. How many city blocks did the street sweepers clean on Tuesday?

• 6
• 1/6
• 1 
• 2/5

Putnam High School is holding a fundraiser and plans to use 1/2 of the money collected to build a new library. Of the money directed towards building the new library, 1/2 will go towards purchasing computers. What fraction of the money raised will go towards purchasing computers for the library?

• 1
• 2/4
• 1/4
• 1 1/4

Kate filled a bucket with 2/3 of a gallon of water. A few minutes later, she realized only 1/5 of a gallon of water remained. How much water had leaked out of the bucket?

• 2/10
• 7/15
• 3/8
• 1

A furniture maker used 1/3 of a can of paint to paint 2 chairs. He used the same amount of paint for each chair. How many cans of paint did he use for each chair?

• 2 1/3
• 1/6
• 1/2
• 1/3

A factory makes sheets of metal that are 2 3/5 inches thick. If a worker at the factory makes a stack of 3 of the sheets, how many inches thick will the stack be?

• 1 1/2 
• 5 3/5
• 7 1/5
• 9

In making macaroni and cheese, Kathleen used 7/8 of a cup of cheddar and 1/2 of a cup of parmesan. How much cheese did Kathleen use in all?

• 1 3/8
• 1 2/8
• 1/4 
• 1/6

5 feet 3 inches is the same as

• 48 inches
• 66 inches
• 63 inches
• 60 inches