Measurement Word Problems: Customary Units for 4th Graders

1. Sarah has 3 yards of ribbon. She needs to cut it into pieces that are each 1 foot long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 9

• 12

• 15

• 6

2. A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 0.5 cups

3. Tom ran 5 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the evening. How many total miles did he run?

• 6 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

• 10 miles

4. A bottle holds 64 ounces of water. If you pour out 16 ounces, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 32 ounces

• 48 ounces

• 64 ounces

• 24 ounces

5. Lisa bought 4 pounds of apples. If she uses 1.5 pounds to make a pie, how many pounds of apples does she have left?

• 1 pound

• 3 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

6. A swimming pool is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the pool?

• 40 feet

• 50 feet

• 60 feet

• 70 feet

7. If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, how far will it travel in 3 hours?

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

8. A box can hold 12 quarts of cereal. If you have 36 quarts, how many boxes do you need?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

9. Jenny has 2 gallons of paint. If she uses 1.5 gallons to paint a room, how much paint does she have left?

• 1 gallon

• 2 gallons

• 0 gallons

• 0.5 gallons

10. A garden is 15 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the area of the garden in square feet?

• 30 square feet

• 70 square feet

• 50 square feet

• 60 square feet