Measurement Math: Multi-Step Challenges for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 7.5 cups

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 2 cups

A garden is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. What is the area of the garden in square feet? If you want to cover it with mulch that costs $3 per square foot, how much will it cost?

• The area of the garden is 80 square feet and the cost is $240.

• The area of the garden is 96 square feet and the cost to cover it with mulch is $288.

• The area of the garden is 100 square feet and the cost is $300.

• The area of the garden is 72 square feet and the cost is $216.

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5.5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get?

• 25.5 miles per gallon

• 30.2 miles per gallon

• 27.36 miles per gallon

• 22.8 miles per gallon

Sarah has 3.75 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project and gives 0.5 meters to her friend. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.05 meters

• 3.00 meters

• 2.25 meters

• 1.95 meters

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

A rectangular swimming pool is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. If the depth of the pool is 4 feet, what is the volume of water it can hold in cubic feet?

• 800 cubic feet

• 400 cubic feet

• 600 cubic feet

• 1000 cubic feet

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

A box weighs 2.5 kilograms. If you have 4 boxes, what is the total weight in kilograms?

• 8 kilograms

• 12 kilograms

• 10 kilograms

• 6 kilograms

A runner completes a 5.5-kilometer race. If she runs 2.2 kilometers in the first half, how much distance does she have left to run?

• 2.2 kilometers

• 4.0 kilometers

• 3.3 kilometers

• 5.5 kilometers

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

• 75 cm

• 100 cm

• 25 cm

• 50 cm