Convert Customary Units Word Problems

A carpenter has a board that is 6 yards long. He cuts it into 3 equal pieces. How many inches long is each piece?

• 2 inches

• 72 inches

• 36 inches

• 6 inches

1 pound ___ 16 ounces Which symbol correctly compares the two measurements?

• =

• >

• <

3 feet ___ 24 inches Which symbol correctly compares the two measurements?

• =

• <

• >

5 cups ___ 3 pints Which symbol correctly compares the two measurements?

• =

• <

• >

The turtle shown is 1.5 feet long. If there were 6 of these turtles standing in a line, what would the length of the line be in yards?

• 3 yards

• 5 yards

• 2.5 yards

• 2 yards

Sarah is drinking milk for breakfast. The glass she used can hold 16 fluid ounces of milk. If Sarah drank a total of 2 pints of milk for breakfast, how many glasses of milk did she drink?

• 2.5

• 2

• 4

• 3

Deidra bought 1 pound 8 ounces of chicken and 3 pounds of turkey. In ounces, how much more turkey than chicken did Deidra buy?

• 24 ounces

• 25 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 2.2 ounces

Gretchen’s walk to school is one half of a mile. Daryl’s walk to school is one fourth of a mile. In feet, how much farther is Gretchen’s walk than Daryl’s walk?

• 5,280 feet

• 2,640

• 1,320 feet

• one fourth

On Martina's road trip, she saw a sign that said, "12 miles to California". What is the length, in feet, to California?

• 6,000 feet

• 6,560 feet

• 144 feet

• 63,360 feet

Mrs. Paramus is buying the following groceries for her new recipe: 2 pounds of rice, 8 ounces of black beans, 24 ounces of kidney beans. How many total pounds of beans does she need?

• 2 pounds

• 32 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1.5 pounds