Real-Life Measurement Challenges for 4th Graders

Lily has a ribbon that is 120 centimeters long. She wants to cut it into pieces that are each 30 centimeters long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 5

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A recipe calls for 2 liters of water. If you only have a 500-milliliter measuring cup, how many cups do you need to fill to get the right amount of water?

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

• 2 cups

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Tom is building a birdhouse that is 1.5 meters tall. If he wants to paint it and needs to buy paint that covers 0.5 square meters per liter, how many liters of paint does he need?

• 12 liters

• 8 liters

• 5 liters

• 15 liters

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Sarah has a garden that is 3 feet wide and 12 feet long. What is the area of her garden in square feet?

• 30 square feet

• 24 square feet

• 40 square feet

• 36 square feet

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CCSS.4.MD.A.3

CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

A car travels 150 kilometers. How many meters did the car travel?

• 1,500,000 meters

• 1500 meters

• 15,000 meters

• 150000 meters

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Emma bought 3.5 kilograms of apples. If she wants to share them equally among 7 friends, how many grams of apples will each friend get?

• 400 grams

• 300 grams

• 700 grams

• 500 grams

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A swimming pool is 25 meters long. If you want to know the length in centimeters, how many centimeters long is the pool?

• 3000 centimeters

• 1500 centimeters

• 2500 centimeters

• 2000 centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour it into 300-milliliter cups, how many cups can you fill?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A piece of wood is 2.5 meters long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be in centimeters?

• 25 cm

• 75 cm

• 50 cm

• 100 cm

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A classroom has a length of 6 meters and a width of 4 meters. What is the perimeter of the classroom in meters?

• 20 meters

• 12 meters

• 24 meters

• 18 meters

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CCSS.4.MD.A.3