Metric System Word Problems

Yesterday my friend and I ran 3 km and 500 m altogether. If I ran 2 km and 200m, how much distance did my friend cover?

• 5 km

• 1 km 300 m

• 2 km 800 m

• None of these

A big fish tank has a capacity of 900 liters. If there is already 485 liters in the tank, how much more water is needed to fill it up completely?

• 450 liters

• 1,385 liters

• 415 liters

• 1000 liters

Reenu bought 2 kg 100 g apples, 2 kg oranges and 500 g strawberries. What is the total weight of fruits she bought all together?

• 6kg 600g

• 5kg 600g

• 600g

• 4kg 600g

John ran 12 km 565 m, 9 km 82 m and 15 km 950 m in three weeks. What is the total distance covered by him?

• 36 km 550 m

• 37 km 597 m

• 37 km 557 m

• None of these

Distance between Bob’s home and office is 47 km. He has covered 26 km 567 m, how much distance remained to cover?

• 20 km 433 m

• 21 km 433 m

• 23 km 567 m

• None of these