Measurement Conversions: Word Problems & Estimation Fun

A recipe calls for 2 liters of water. How many cups of water do you need if 1 liter is approximately 4.2 cups?

• 6.3 cups

• 8.4 cups

• 10.5 cups

• 4.2 cups

You have a piece of wood that is 3 feet long. How many inches long is the wood? (Hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)

• 24 inches

• 48 inches

• 36 inches

• 30 inches

A car travels 150 kilometers. How many miles did the car travel? (Hint: 1 kilometer is approximately 0.62 miles)

• 120 miles

• 80 miles

• 93 miles

• 100 miles

You need 500 grams of flour for a cake. How many ounces of flour is that? (Hint: 1 gram is approximately 0.035 ounces)

• 10 ounces

• 20 ounces

• 17.5 ounces

• 15 ounces

A swimming pool holds 25,000 liters of water. How many gallons is that? (Hint: 1 liter is approximately 0.264 gallons)

• 8000 gallons

• 6600 gallons

• 10000 gallons

• 5000 gallons

You bought 3 yards of fabric. How many feet of fabric do you have? (Hint: 1 yard = 3 feet)

• 6 feet

• 9 feet

• 12 feet

• 3 feet

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of soda. How many milliliters is that? (Hint: 1 liter = 1000 milliliters)

• 1000 milliliters

• 2000 milliliters

• 750 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

You walked 5 miles. How many kilometers did you walk? (Hint: 1 mile is approximately 1.61 kilometers)

• 8.05 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

• 7.2 kilometers

• 6.5 kilometers

A box weighs 2 kilograms. How many pounds does it weigh? (Hint: 1 kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds)

• 3.2 pounds

• 5.0 pounds

• 4.4 pounds

• 6.6 pounds

You have a garden that is 10 meters long. How many centimeters long is the garden? (Hint: 1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 1000 centimeters

• 500 centimeters

• 1500 centimeters

• 200 centimeters