Converting Measurement Word Problems

Marco makes a railing by gluing two pieces of wood end to end. One piece is 1 foot 8 inches long. The other is 3 feet 3 inches long. What is the length of the railing in inches?

• 68 inches

• 59 inches

• 61 inch

• 51 inches

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

The height of a two-story building is 6 meters.  How tall is the building in centimeters?

• 6,000 centimeters

• 60 centimeters

• 6 centimeters

• 600 centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

Mr. Bruce has some clay with a mass of 24 kilograms.  If he puts the same amount of clay into 6 bags, how many grams of clay are in each bag?

• 4,000 grams

• 1,440 grams

• 144 grams

• 400 grams

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

At Oscar Delta, workers prepare 17,000 milliliters of iced tea. How many liters of iced tea do the workers make?

• 17 liters

• 1,000 liters

• 170 liters

• 1,700 liters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A player's water bottle can hold 750 milliliters. How many liters is this?

• 7.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 75 liters

• 0.075 liters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

If a water bottle holds 500 milliliters, how many liters of water does it hold?

• 0.05 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 5 liters

• 50 liters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A cafeteria manager buys 25 gallons of milk.  She wants to store the milk in quart containers.  How many quart containers does she need?

• 40 quarts

• 100 quarts

• 400 quarts

• 10 quarts

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Nancy's new window curtain is 9 feet 2 inches long.  She wants to shorten the curtain to a length of 7 feet 4 inches long.  How much of the curtain must she cut away?

• 2 feet 8 inches

• 1 foot 10 inches

• 1 foot 8 inches

• 2 feet 10 inches

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Jacob's dad bought a bag of flour that has a mass of 5 kilograms.  What is the mass of the flour in grams?

• 50 grams

• 500 grams

• 5 grams

• 5,000 grams

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Kayla picks 8 pounds of apples.  What is the weight of Kayla's apples in ounces?

• 128 ounces

• 96 ounces

• 72 ounces

• 144 ounces

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.A.1