Metric and Customary Measurement Conversions Word Problems

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 534 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5.34 meters

• 53.4 meters

• 5,340 meters

• 0.0534 meters

Mrs. O'Hare ordered 58 pounds of chocolate to sell at school. How many ounces of chocolate did Mrs. O'Hare order? (1 lb = 16 oz)

• 3.625 oz

• 928 oz

Holly brought 11 quarts of lemonade to school for the math celebration. How many gallons of lemonade did Holly bring? (1 gallon = 4 quarts)

• 44 gallons

• 2.75 gallons

• 2.5 gallons

• 40 gallons

How many milliliters are in 13 liters? (1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)

• 0.013 mL

• 130 mL

• 1,300 mL

• 13,000 mL

There were 4 liters of water in a pitcher. Eight glasses were filled with 325 milliliters of water. How much water remains in the pitcher?

• 0.4 liter

• 0.6 liter

• 1.4 liters

• 2.6 liters

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of soda. How many milliliters of soda does the bottle contain?

• 150 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 15000 milliliters

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 1500 milliliters because 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters, so 1.5 liters is equal to 1500 milliliters.

If a chocolate bar weighs 50 grams, how many kilograms does 20 chocolate bars weigh?

• 1 kilogram

• 0.1 kilograms

• 10 kilograms

• 0.01 kilograms

Answer explanation

To find the total weight of 20 chocolate bars, multiply the weight of one bar (50g) by the number of bars (20), then convert the total weight to kilograms (50g * 20 / 1000 = 1kg). Therefore, 20 chocolate bars weigh 1 kilogram.

The Smith’s hot tub has a capacity of 1,458 liters. Mrs. Smith put 487 liters 750 milliliters of water in the tub. How much water needs to be added to fill the hot tub completely?

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A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How many feet does it travel in 1 second? (Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet)

• 88 feet

• 5280 feet

• 176 feet

• 60 feet

Answer explanation

To find the distance in feet traveled in 1 second, first convert 1 hour to seconds (3600 seconds). Then, calculate 60 miles * 5280 feet / 3600 seconds = 88 feet.

Jill's binder weighs 672 grams. How many kilograms is Jill's binder? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

• 67.2 kg

• 6,720 kg

• 0.672 kg

• 0.0672 kg