Conversion Word Problems

John's mom is making lemonade. Her recipe calls for 3 1/2 cups of lemon juice per pitcher. How many gallons of lemon juice would she need to make 10 pitchers? 

• 35 gallons 
• 35 cups
• 2 3/16 gallons
• 2 3/16 cups

If a swimmer swam 500 meters in a race, how many kilometers did they swim? 

• 1 km
• 100 km
• 1/2 km
• 1/3 km 

During a science unit on weather,  the students were comparing the average annual rainfalls. The average in Charlotte is 2 1/3 feet. The average in New York is 45 inches. Which city has the greatest annual rainfall, and by how much? 

• Charlotte, by 17 inches
• New York, by 21 inches
• Charlotte, by 21 inches
• New  York, by 17 inches 

Mrs. Jones has enough money to buy 2  pounds of candy. She put 48 ounces  of candy in her bag. Does she have enough money to pay for the 48 ounces or does she need to remove some candy from the bag?

• Yes, she has enough money.
• No, she does not have enough money. 

An adult human body contains about 10 pints of blood. How man fluid ounces is the equivalent of 10 pints?

• 160 fl oz
• 80 fl oz
• 16 fl oz
• 1.6 fl oz

The Garcia family started the day with  2 gallons of milk. They drank 1 quart of milk for breakfast and 3 pints for lunch. How many pints of milk did the Garcia family have left after lunch?

• 7 qt
• 14 pt
• 11 pt
• Not here

Randy made 16 quarts of lemonade, and he divided the lemonade equally between 8 pitchers. How many cups of lemonade did Randy put in each picture?

• 64 c
• 8 c
• 16 c
• Not here

For his craft project, James bought 5 pieces of ribbon that were each 6 feet long. How many total yards of ribbon did James buy?

• 30 yd
• 10 yd
• 1.5 yd
• Not here