Unit Conversion & Multi-Step Problems for 6th Graders

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? Convert your answer to quarts (1 quart = 4 cups).

• 1.5 quarts

• 3.5 quarts

• 2 quarts

• 1.875 quarts

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get? If you want to travel 300 miles, how many gallons of gas will you need?

• 25 miles per gallon; 12 gallons needed for 300 miles.

• 30 miles per gallon; 10 gallons needed for 300 miles.

• 40 miles per gallon; 7.5 gallons needed for 300 miles.

• 35 miles per gallon; 8 gallons needed for 300 miles.

A school is planning a field trip. The cost per student is $45, and there are 25 students going. If the school has a budget of $1,200, will they have enough money?

• Yes, but only if they find a discount.

• No, they can only take 20 students.

• Yes, they have enough money.

• No, they will exceed the budget.

A gardener has 3.5 meters of fencing. If he uses 1.2 meters for a small garden, how much fencing will he have left? Convert the remaining length to centimeters (1 meter = 100 centimeters).

• 230 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

• 300 centimeters

• 150 centimeters

A book has 240 pages. If a student reads 15 pages a day, how many days will it take to finish the book? If the student reads an extra 5 pages on weekends, how many days will it take to finish the book if the weekend is 2 days?

• 30 days

• 20 days

• 25 days

• 21 days

A recipe requires 4.5 liters of water. If you only have a 1.5-liter container, how many full containers will you need to hold the water?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

A train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2.5 hours? If the train stops for 30 minutes, how far will it have traveled in total?

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

• 90 miles

A store is having a sale where you can buy 3 shirts for $45. If you want to buy 5 shirts, how much will you spend? What is the cost per shirt?

• $60

• $90

• $100

• $75

A cyclist rides 12 kilometers in 30 minutes. If he continues at the same speed, how far will he ride in 2 hours? Convert your answer to miles (1 kilometer = 0.621371 miles).

• 25.3 miles

• 15.5 miles

• 32.1 miles

• 29.826 miles

A recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of sugar for each serving. If you want to make 4 servings, how many teaspoons of sugar do you need in total? (1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons)

• 12 teaspoons

• 24 teaspoons

• 30 teaspoons

• 18 teaspoons