Measurement Capacity Word Problems

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

Sebastian made 20 quarts of lemonade for his ten friends. How many quarts of lemonade does each friend get?

• 1 quart

• 2 quarts

• 10 quarts

• 30 quarts

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

Which unit is best to measure the amount of liquid in this container? (a)  

• Ounces

• Quarts

• Pounds

• Gallons

Emily is filling up the kiddie pools. Each pool holds 98 liters of water. She has 9 to fill. How many liters of water will she use to fill all the pools?

• 863

• 107

• 882

• 81

How many cups are in 2 quarts of water?

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 16 cups

• 2 cups

Charlie and 10 friends are planning for a pizza party. They purchased 3 quarts of milk. If each glass holds 8 fl.oz., how many friends will get a glass of milk? How much will be left over

• 2 of his friends with no leftover milk

• everyone will get a glass of milk with 1 glass left over

• everyone will get a glass of milk with 2 glasses left over

• everyone will get a glass of milk with 3 glass left over

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

A commercial car carrier can transport up to 38,900 kilograms. 16 cars weighing a total of 29,455 kilograms are scheduled to be loaded on the carrier. How many kilograms can be added to the transport in order to reach its maximum capacity?

• 471,280

• 9,461

• 1,840

• 9,445