Metric Measurement Word Problem

Jose listed the masses of several fruits.

Apple: 85 grams

Orange: 184 grams

Banana: 125 grams

Pineapple: 606 grams

What is the total mass, in kilograms, of the fruit?

Gracie places a pineapple with a mass of 890 grams on the balance scale.  She balances the scale by placing two oranges, an apple and a lemon on the other side.  Each orange weighs 280 grams.  The lemon weighs 195 grams less than EACH orange.  What is the mass of the apple? 

• 280 g

• 245 g

• 890 g

• 645 g

Wesley is 1 meter 87 cm tall.  Pake is 58 cm shorter than Wesley.  Ari is 26 cm taller than Pake.  How tall is Ari?

• 1 m 55 cm

• 1 m 57 cm

• 2 m 55 cm

• 1 m 54 cm

Each day, Liam runs on the treadmill of 6 km and runs on the outdoor track for 7,000 m.  In all, how many meters does Liam run each day? 

• 12,000 m

• 15,000 m

• 13,000 m

• 18,000 m

The potatoes Avery bought weighed 3 kilograms 420 grams.  Her onions weighed 1,050 grams less than her potatoes.  How much did the potatoes and onions weigh together? 

• 2,304 g

• 2, 307 g

• 2 kg 300 g

• 2, 306 g

Kendall let out 18 m 46 cm of string to fly her kite.  She let out 13 m 78 cm more before reeling back in 590 cm.  How long was her string after reeling it in? 

• 30,746 cm

• 30,456 cm

• 30,534 cm

• 32,458 cm

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Esperanza decides that the tail she has made for her kite is too long and cuts off 11 cm. Now the kite's tail is 39 cm. How long was the tail to begin with?

• 50 cm

• 28 cm

• 70 cm

• 13 cm

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A zookeeper measured two snakes. One measured 41 cm and the other measured 64 cm. What was the difference in length between the two snakes?

• 105 cm

• 23 cm

• 51 cm

• 38 cm

Jandee was 46 inches tall when she was in 2nd grade and 56 inches tall when she was in 3rd grade. How many inches did she grow over the summer?

• 20 inches

• 100 inches

• 10 inches

• 45 inches

15 liters 8 liters 17 liters 12 liters

• 15 liters

• 8 liters

• 17 liters

• 12 liters