Customary Capacity Story Problems

Latoya used 4 gallons of ginger ale, 1 gallon of orange juice, and 1 gallon of pineapple juice to make punch for her brother's birthday party. How many cups of punch will Latoya have for her brother's birthday party?

• 48 cups

• 68 cups

• 80 cups

• 96 cups

A painter uses 12 quarts of paint to paint a room and 6 gallons of paint to paint a fence. How many total gallons of paint does the painter use?

• 6 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 18 gallons

• 36 gallons

A drink dispenser holds 3 gallons of sports drink. If each cup holds 6 fluid ounces of sports drink, how many cups can be filled from a full drink dispenser?

• 384 cups

• 128 cups

• 64 cups

• 32 cups

A small pitcher holds 8 cups of tea. If each glass holds 16 ounces of tea, how many glasses can be filled from the pitcher?

• 128 glasses

• 64 glasses

• 4 glasses

• 2 glasses

Cindy has enough money to buy 2 1/4 pounds of flax seeds. She pours 44 ounces of flax seeds into a bag. How many ounces of flax seeds does Cindy need to take out of her bag?

• 8 ounces

• 12 ounces

• 16 ounces

• 26 ounces

Sharon used 2 gallons of ice cream to make ice cream sundaes for her softball team. Each sundae needed a pint of ice cream. How many ice cream sundaes did Sharon make?

• 8

• 12

• 16

• 20

A recipe requires 2 pounds of flour. If a chef wants to triple the recipe, how many ounces of flour will be needed?

• 48 ounces of flour

• 96 ounces of flour

• 144 ounces of flour

• 192 ounces of flour

Steven's new bike has a frame that weighs 4 3/4 pounds. What is the weight of the bike frame in ounces?

• 16 ounces

• 23 ounces

• 67 ounces

• 76 ounces

Nellie has a watering can that contains 20 cups of water. She pours one quart of water on each of the plants in her yard. If she uses all of the water in the watering can, how many plants can she water?

• 4

• 5

• 10

• 80