Converting Units of Measurements Using Proportions

A motorcycle can go 50 miles using one gallon of gas. About how many gallons of gas will be used to go 150 kilometers? (Note: 1 mile is approximately 1.6 kilometers.)

• 5 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallons

Gracie’s water bottle says is holds 650 milliliters of water. How many liters does Gracie’s bottle hold?

• 6,500 Liters

• 6.5 Liters

• 0.65 Liters

• 65 Liters

A marathon event is about 42 kilometers. How many meters is 42 kilometers?

• 0.042 meters

• 4,200 meters

• 0.0042 meters

• 42,000 meters

7 qt = _____ pt

• 70 pt

• 28 pt

• 14 pt

• 700 pt

40 fl oz = _____ cups

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 400 cups

Zane walked 2 miles to school yesterday. What is this distance in feet?

• 3520 ft

• 9000 ft

• 10,560 ft

• 15,840 ft

Edric has  5 pints of lemonade. How many cups of lemonade does he have?

• 10 cups 

• 11 cups

• 3 cups

• 14 cups

Ms. Guerra's jeep weighs 1.5 tons.  What is the weight of her car in pounds?

• 2,000 pounds

• 2,500 pounds

• 3,000 pounds

• 4,000 pounds

Emily makes necklaces using beads that are 6 millimeters in diameter.  What is the diameter of each bead in centimeters?

• .6

• .06

• .006

• .0006

How many pints make a quart?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8