Customary Measurement Word Problem

Jake is making waffles. His recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, but Jake can not find the measuring cups anywhere. The only measuring spoon he can find is for 1 ounce. How many ounces of sugar will Jake need to make the waffles?

• 16 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 1 ounce

• 20 ounces

A bead shop sells their tiniest beads by the pound. A new shipment of beads weighing 2 pounds is divided into 8 equal sized bags.How many ounces of beads are in each bag?

• 12 ounces

• 4 ounces

• 32 ounces

• 2 ounces

Andy's family drove 3 kilometers to the grocery store. How many meters did they drive?

• 2,400

• 3m

• 200m

• 3,000 m

Kim's cat is 12 inches tall.  How many feet is her cat?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1 foot

Jennifer is measuring the capacity of the fish tank at the zoo. There are 389 gallons of water inside the tank. If Jennifer adds 119 more gallons of water, how many gallons of water will be in the tank?

• 270 gallons

• 119 gallons

• 508 gallons

• 498 gallons

Dylan is making cakes for a bake sale. The recipe said he needed 3 cups of flour for each cake. If Dylan wants to make 6 cakes, how many cups of flour does he need?

• 9 cups

• 18 cups

• 3 cups

• 21 cups

Hector’s bag of gummy worms weighs 512 ounces. He eats some of the gummy worms. Now the bag weighs 404 ounces. How many ounces of gummy worms did Hector eat?

• 916 ounces

• 112 ounces

• 98 ounces

• 108 ounces

Dasha is building a tower of toilet paper. She wants her tower to be 24 feet tall. Each day she adds 4 feet of toilet paper. How many days will it take Dasha to finish her tower?

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 20 days

• 28 days