Customary Units of Measurement Word Problems

Which unit would you most likely use to measure the length of a desktop?

• inches

• feet

• yards

• miles

What is the measurement of the mug?

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

Which unit would be best to use to measure the capacity of a large fish tank?

• cup

• gallon

• quart

• pint

Which unit would be best to use to measure the capacity of a can of fruit juice?

• cup

• gallon

• quart

• pint

Which unit of measure would be best to use to measure the weight of a marker?

• pounds

• ounces

• liters

• tons

Which shows the best estimate for the weight of a car?

• 2000 ounces

• 2000 tons

• 2000 pounds

• 2000 pints

Rose is told by her athletic trainer to drink 8 cups of water a day. How many quarts is that?

• 0.5 qt

• 1 qt

• 2 qt

• 4 qt

A loaf of bread requires 16 ounces of flour. How many pounds of flour does it take to bake 10 loaves of bread?

• 15 lb

• 13 lb

• 10 lb

• 8 lb

Jeff was 1/4 of his way home from school. How many feet away from his house was he if the distance from his home to school was 812 feet?

• 103 feet

• 203 feet

• 808 feet

• 3248 feet

The height of Ali's robot is 22 inches. Michael's robot is 6 inches taller than Ali's robot. Which is the height f Michael's robot?

• 5 feet 4 inches

• 3 feet 6 inches

• 4 feet 11 inches

• 2 feet 4 inches