Story Problems Including Measurement

Carlos has a pet monkey. His monkey eats 6 pounds of bananas each week. How many pounds of bananas will the monkey need for 5 weeks?

• 27 pounds

• 30 pounds

• 18 pounds

• 11 pounds

McDonald's sold 8 gallons of Coke in a day.  How many quarts is that?

• 32

• 16

• 8

• 100

Which would be the best customary units to use to find the capacity of a swimming pool?

• gallons

• quarts

• tons

• feet

Valerie had a jug that contained 128 fl oz of salsa to put into bowls at a restaurant. She filled each bowl with 6 fl oz of salsa until there was not enough salsa left in the jug to completely fill another bowl. How many fluid ounces of salsa were left in the jug?

• 22 fl. oz

• 21 fl. oz

• 12 fl oz

• 2 fl oz

The table shows the chores Randy did Saturday morning and the amount of time he spent on each chore. How much time did Randy spend doing these chores?

• 3 hours 30 minutes

• 2 hours 5 minutes

• 2 hours 45 minutes

• 3 hours 25 minutes

Joey walked 333 feet. How many yards did Joey walk?

• 363 yd

• 111 yd

• 193 yd

• 999 yd

The model represents Norman’s rectangular backyard garden. Norman will plant carrots in the rectangular section of the garden labeled “Carrots” in the model.

What is the area in square feet of the section where Norman will plant carrots?

• 40 square feet

• 224 square feet

• 336 square feet

• 84 square feet

Sandy purchased two patio chairs that cost $57.65 each and a table that cost $146.22. What is the total cost of these items?

• $203.87

• $350.09

• $261.52

• $140.42

Casey has 2 yards of red ribbon. She needs to cut pieces that are 4 inches long. How many pieces of ribbon will she she get?

• 72 inches

• 72 pieces

• 18 inches

• 18 pieces

Andrew and Sarah are having a lemonade stand. They have made 3 quarts of lemonade. The paper cups they have each hold 1 cup. How many paper cups of lemonade will they be able to fill?

• 10 paper cups

• 6 paper cups

• 12 paper cups

• 16 paper cups