Solving Measurement Problems

Michael, Mark and John went camping. They brought 5 jugs of water that had 3 liters of water in each jug. They plan on sharing the water equally. How many liters of water will each person get?

• 8

• 15

• 5

• 23

Mrs. McDonald drinks 3 bottles of Coke Zero in a day. Each bottle has 591 milliliters of soda in it. How much Coke Zero does she drink in a day?

• 594 ml

• 1,773 ml

• 1,573 ml

• 1,182 ml

A punch bowl holds 320 ounces. 3 people each take 10 ounces of punch from the bowl. How much punch is left?

• 310

• 300

• 350

• 290

Mrs. Williams filled a watering jug with 300 ml of water to water her plants. On her way outside she spilled 46 ml of water. How much water is left in her watering can?

• 254 ml

• 346 ml

• 266 ml

• 356 ml

Jill bought 4 feet of ribbon. Her project called for 28 inches of ribbon. How many extra inches of ribbon does she have?

A certain package requires 3 centimeters of tape to be closed securely. What is the maximum number of packages of this type that can be secured with 6 meters of tape? (1 meter = 100 cm)

• 200

• 300

• 600

• 800

Cindy had 7 feet of yarn. She needed 4 inches to make a bracelet. How many bracelets can she make with the amount of yarn she has?

• 18

• 21

• 27

• 29

Examine the table below. Use the information to select all the true statements.

• Inches are smaller units than feet.

• 5 feet can also be expressed as 50 inches.

• Feet are smaller units than inches.

• When the number of feet increase by one, the amount of inches increase twelve times.

• 5 feet can also be expressed as 60 inches.

5 feet = ________ inches

• 0.42

• 60

• 2.4

What is 24 inches converted into feet?

• 48 feet

• 48 inches

• 2 feet

• 2 inches