Real Life Measurement Conversions: Metric vs. Customary

A recipe calls for 500 milliliters of water. How many cups of water is that? (1 cup = 236.6 mL)

• 2.11 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 3 cups

• 1.5 cups

A marathon is 42 kilometers long. How many miles is that? (1 mile = 1.60934 km)

• 30 miles

• 26.1 miles

• 24 miles

• 28 miles

You have a 2-liter bottle of soda. How many ounces of soda do you have? (1 liter = 33.814 ounces)

• 50 ounces

• 80 ounces

• 100 ounces

• 67.628 ounces

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How many kilometers per hour is that? (1 mile = 1.60934 km)

• 100 km/h

• 90 km/h

• 96.5604 km/h

• 80 km/h

A swimming pool holds 2500 liters of water. How many gallons is that? (1 gallon = 3.78541 liters)

• 500 gallons

• 1500 gallons

• 660.43 gallons

• 1000 gallons

You bought 3 meters of fabric. How many yards is that? (1 meter = 1.09361 yards)

• 2.5 yards

• 3.28083 yards

• 4.5 yards

• 3.5 yards

A person weighs 150 pounds. What is their weight in kilograms? (1 pound = 0.453592 kg)

• 68.18 kg

• 70.50 kg

• 75.00 kg

• 65.00 kg

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. How many pints is that? (1 liter = 2.11338 pints)

• 3.17007 pints

• 1.8 pints

• 4.0 pints

• 2.5 pints

A distance of 5 kilometers is how many miles? (1 kilometer = 0.621371 miles)

• 3.0

• 3.106855

• 4.0

• 2.5

You need 2.5 kilograms of flour. How many pounds is that? (1 kilogram = 2.20462 pounds)

• 4.5 pounds

• 5.51155 pounds

• 6.2 pounds

• 5.0 pounds