Customary Conversion Word Problems

When going from a BIG unit of measure to a SMALL unit of measure, you should -

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

When going from a SMALL unit of measure to a BIG unit of measure, you should -

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Ryland has 3 1/2 gallons of syrup. How many quarts of maple syrup does Ryland have?

• 28 quarts

• 3 1/8 quarts

• 14 quarts

• 12 quarts

Kingston is 4 feet 8 inches tall. His mother is 5 feet 10 inches. How much taller, in inches, is Kingston's mother than Kingston?

• 2 inches

• 12 inches

• 14 inches

• 24 inches

Braxton is making punch. The recipe calls for 1 quart of cherry soda, 1 pint of grape juice, and 1 cup of lemonade. How many cups of punch will the recipe make?

• 1 cup

• 7 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

Mrs. Louden is selling Feastables. Each candy bar in a box has a mass of 2 ounces, and the box itself weighs 4 ounces. If there are 14 candy bars in the box, what is its total mass in pounds?

• 2 pounds

• 1 12/16 pounds

• 32 pounds

• 28 pounds

Zeb bought 1 pound of lunch meat. If he puts 4 ounces of meat on each sandwich, how many sandwiches can he make?

• 16 sandwiches

• 2 sandwiches

• 1/4 sandwich

• 4 sandwiches

Jane's paper airplane went 36 feet without stopping. Susan's went 13 yards. Whose plane went further, and by how many feet?

• Jane's went further by 3 feet

• Jane's went further by 23 feet

• Susan's went further by 3 feet

• They went the same distance

Gracie Gail walked 130 yards and 2 feet to get from the candy store to the bike shop. How far did she walk in feet?

• 392 feet

• 4,704 feet

• 132 feet

• 390 feet

Konnor needed 48 fluid ounces of water to make lemonade. He is filling pint-sized glasses with the lemonade once it is made. How many pints of lemonade will he make?

• 2 pints

• 8 pints

• 6 pints

• 3 pints