Measurement Mania: Converting & Solving Challenges

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how many ounces of flour do you need? (1 cup = 8 ounces)

• 12 ounces

• 24 ounces

• 6 ounces

• 8 ounces

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get?

• 35 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

You have a piece of ribbon that is 72 inches long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 2 feet long, how many pieces do you have? (1 foot = 12 inches)

• 5 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 2 pieces

A swimming pool holds 1,500 gallons of water. If you fill it with a hose that delivers 5 gallons per minute, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 600 minutes

• 150 minutes

• 300 minutes

• 450 minutes

A box weighs 3 pounds. If you have 4 boxes, what is the total weight in ounces? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

• 48 ounces

• 120 ounces

• 64 ounces

• 192 ounces

You are running a race that is 5 kilometers long. How many miles is that? (1 kilometer = 0.621371 miles)

• 3.106855

• 3.5

• 4.2

• 2.5

A garden is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. What is the area of the garden in square inches? (1 square foot = 144 square inches)

• 576 square inches

• 13824 square inches

• 1440 square inches

• 96 square inches

You bought 3.5 pounds of apples. If each apple weighs about 0.25 pounds, how many apples did you buy?

• 16

• 10

• 12

• 14

A container holds 2 quarts of juice. If you have 5 containers, how many pints of juice do you have in total? (1 quart = 2 pints)

• 20 pints

• 15 pints

• 25 pints

• 10 pints

You are making a fruit salad that requires 4 cups of strawberries. If you have 2 pints of strawberries, how many more cups do you need? (1 pint = 2 cups)

• 2 cups

• 0

• 1 cup

• 3 cups