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Measurement word problems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Alicia's garden is 50 square feet. Inside of her garden she plants a section of tomatoes that is 3 feet by 4 feet. How much more space does she have left in her garden to plant other crops? 
a)
62 square feet
b)
8 square feet
c)
38 square feet
d)
12 square feet
2.
Jackson cut a pentagon out of poster board to make sign for his door. The perimeter of the sign is 30 inches and each side of the sign has the same length. What is the length of each side of the sign?
a)
180 inches
b)
4 inches
c)
6 inches
d)
5 inches
3.
Laila's vegetable garden has a perimeter of 72 feet. What is n, the missing side length?
a)
72 feet
b)
24 feet
c)
12 feet
d)
15 feet
4.

Ms. Fleener's fish tank has a bottom area of 102 square centimeters. If the height of the fish tank is 12 centimeters, how many cubic centimeters of water does the fish tank hold?

a)

114 cubic centimeters

b)

1,020 cubic centimeters

c)

900 cubic centimeters

d)

1,224 cubic centimeters

5.
Sam is using this box to pack books.  He needs to know the volume so he can figure out how many books to pack.
Which expression below would Sam use to find the volume of the box?
a)
3 + 4 + 5
b)
3 + 4 x 5
c)
3 x 4 + 5
d)
3 x 4 x 5
6.
What is the volume of this Rubik cube if each small cube measures 1 centimeter?
a)
3 cubic centimeters
b)
9 cubic centimeters
c)
27 cubic centimeters
d)
18 cubic centimeters
7.
The laundry basket is 10 feet tall. It is 2 feet wide. The volume is 160 cubic feet. How long is the laundry basket? 
a)
20 ft. 
b)
8 ft.
c)
172 ft. 
d)
160 ft
8.

A sand box has a base with an area of 62 square feet. If the height of the sand box is 3 feet and it has a width of 5 feet, what is the volume of the box?

a)

930 ft2

b)

930 ft3

c)

186 ft2

d)

186 ft3

9.

A suitcase has a dimension of 4 x 6 x 7 feet. If the items that go inside of it have a total volume of 160 cubic feet, will there be enough room to fit all of the items?

a)

Yes, there will be 8 cubic feet left

b)

Yes, there will be 168 cubic feet left

c)

No, there will not be enough room in the suitcase

d)

Yes, the clothing is the same volume as the suitcase

10.

A square chessboard has a side length of 12 inches. What is the first step to finding the area of this figure?

a)

Add all sides together

b)

Multiply 12 x 12 and divide by 2.

c)

Multiply 12 x 12.

11.

What are the dimensions of the triangle?

a)

H=6.6, L=12.4

b)

H=12.4, L=5.8

c)

H=12.4, L=6.6

d)

H=5.8, L=11.6

12.

Which is smaller: 1 centimeter or 1 meter?

a)

1 centimeter

b)

1 meter

c)

They're the same