Customary Conversions Word Problems

Sydney has 5 pounds of chocolate in her candy jar. She gives Harper 20 ounces of chocolate. How many ounces does Sydney have now?

• 100 ounces

• 25 ounces

• 60 ounces

• 85 ounces

Ella and Julia mix up 6 pounds of chocolate chip cookie dough. Then, Julia bakes 3 pounds of the dough. How many ounces of the dough are left?

• 40 ounces

• 64 ounces

• 48 ounces

• 9 ounces

Ean's yard is 18 yards long. How many feet long is his yard?

• 54 feet

• 21 feet

• 28 feet

• 35 feet

Antonia takes her pet dog on a walk for 2 miles. How many feet did they walk together?

• 10,560 feet

• 9,857 feet

• 9,300 feet

• 10,000 feet

You have a piece of ribbon that is 3 yards long. How many feet long is the ribbon?

• 9 feet

• 12 feet

• 6 feet

• 3 feet

You want to fill a 2-gallon container with water. How many pints of water do you need?

• 4 pints

• 8 pints

• 16 pints

• 32 pints

Kevin uses 48 ounces of dried apples and 22 ounces of dried

cranberries to make a fruit snack. He plans to sell the snacks

in 1-pound containers. How many containers will he fill?

• He will fill 4 containers

• He will fill 5 containers

• He will fill 3 containers

• He will fill 8 containers

The hole for a support needs to be 4 feet deep. It is currently 1 foot 5 inches deep.How much deeper must the hole be? Use the conversion factor: 12 inches = 1 foot The hole needs to be ___ inches deeper.

• 2 inches

• 90 inches

• 15 inches

• 31 inches

Jan plans to make dip for her party. The recipe calls for 1 cup of sour cream and she plans to triple the recipe. Sour cream is sold in 1-pint containers. What is the least number of 1-pint containers of sour cream Jan must have to make the dip?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

If a swimming pool is 25 yards long, how many feet long is the pool?

• 50 feet

• 75 feet

• 100 feet

• 125 feet