Measurement Problem Solving: Master Measurement Conversions and Applications

Question 1

A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 miles per hour

Answer

55 miles per hour

Answer

65 miles per hour

Answer

75 miles per hour

Question 2

Which of these units is used to measure weight?

Accepted Answer

kilograms

Answer

meters

Answer

liters

Answer

seconds

Question 3

Which of these objects is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A bag of apples weighing 2 kilograms

Answer

A bottle of water weighing 500 grams

Answer

A book weighing 300 grams

Answer

A pencil weighing 10 grams

Question 4

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. How many milliliters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

1500 mL

Answer

150 mL

Answer

15,000 mL

Answer

150,000 mL

Question 5

A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kilograms. How many grams of flour are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

2,500 grams

Answer

25 grams

Answer

250 grams

Answer

25,000 grams

Question 6

A bottle of cola contains 500 milliliters of cola. How many liters of cola are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

0.05 liters

Answer

5 liters

Answer

50 liters

Question 7

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. How many milliliters is that?

Accepted Answer

1500 milliliters

Answer

150 milliliters

Answer

15,000 milliliters

Answer

150,000 milliliters

Question 8

Which unit is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Millimeter

Question 9

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams is that?

Accepted Answer

5000 grams

Answer

50 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

50,000 grams

Question 10

Which of the following is a way to measure time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Liter

Question 11

Which of these is the smallest unit of length in metric system?

Accepted Answer

Millimeter

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilometer

Question 12

Which unit of measurement is **not** a metric unit?

Accepted Answer

Foot

Answer

Meter

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Liter

Question 13

Which of these length units is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Kilometer

Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Meter

Question 14

A garden in the shape of a rectangle is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the perimeter of this garden?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

20 meters

Answer

8 meters

Question 15

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams does the bag of rice weigh?

Accepted Answer

5,000 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

1,000 grams

Answer

10,000 grams

Question 16

A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

10 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 17

A car travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Answer

100 kilometers per hour

Answer

20 kilometers per hour

Question 18

A bottle contains 500 milliliters of juice. How many liters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

0.25 liters

Answer

2 liters

Answer

1 liter

Question 19

A piece of string is 25 centimeters long. How many meters long is the string?

Accepted Answer

0.25 meters

Answer

1 meter

Answer

2 meters

Answer

0.5 meters

Question 20

A bag of sugar weighs 1 kilogram. How many grams of sugar are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

1000 grams

Answer

1500 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

2000 grams

Question 21

A farmer has 200 sheep and 150 cows. How many animals does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

350 animals

Answer

400 animals

Answer

300 animals

Answer

250 animals

Question 22

A rectangular garden is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

24 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Answer

16 square meters

Answer

30 square meters

Question 23

A car travels 180 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the distance travelled by the car per hour?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

20 kilometers per hour

Answer

100 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Question 24

A bottle contains 750 milliliters of juice. How many liters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

0.75 liters

Answer

1 liter

Answer

2 liters

Answer

0.25 liters

Question 25

A piece of string is 30 centimeters long. How many meters long is the string?

Accepted Answer

0.3 meters

Answer

1 meter

Answer

2 meters

Answer

0.5 meters

Question 26

A recipe calls for 250g of flour.  You only have a scale that measures in ounces. If 1 ounce is approximately 28.35 grams, how many ounces of flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

8.82 ounces

Answer

7.09 ounces

Answer

10.56 ounces

Answer

12.34 ounces

Question 27

A rectangular garden is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

20 meters

Answer

10 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

24 meters

Question 28

A train leaves London at 10:30 am and arrives in Manchester at 1:15 pm. How long did the journey take?

Accepted Answer

2 hours 45 minutes

Answer

3 hours 45 minutes

Answer

3 hours 15 minutes

Answer

2 hours 15 minutes

Question 29

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 500 ml, how much juice is left?

Accepted Answer

1 liter

Answer

0.5 liters

Answer

2 liters

Answer

1.5 liters

Question 30

A square room has sides of 4 meters each. What is the area of the room?

Accepted Answer

16 square meters

Answer

12 square meters

Answer

20 square meters

Answer

8 square meters

Question 31

A recipe for cake requires 2 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

1 cup

Answer

0.5 cups

Answer

4 cups

Answer

2 cups

Question 32

A rectangular field is 100 meters long and 50 meters wide. What is the area of the field?

Accepted Answer

5000 square meters

Answer

2500 square meters

Answer

150 square meters

Answer

10000 square meters

Question 33

A marathon is 42.195 kilometers long. How many meters is this?

Accepted Answer

42195 meters

Answer

421.95 meters

Answer

4219.5 meters

Answer

421950 meters

Question 34

A piece of ribbon is 1.2 meters long. You cut off 40 centimeters. How much ribbon is left?

Accepted Answer

80 centimeters

Answer

40 centimeters

Answer

160 centimeters

Answer

120 centimeters

Question 35

A school day starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:15 pm. How many minutes long is the school day?

Accepted Answer

305 minutes

Answer

285 minutes

Answer

325 minutes

Question 36

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

16 meters

Answer

10 meters

Answer

12 meters

Answer

8 meters

Question 37

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of water. How many milliliters of water are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

1500 milliliters

Answer

15 milliliters

Answer

15000 milliliters

Answer

150 milliliters

Question 38

A car travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

90 kilometers per hour

Answer

120 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Question 39

A rectangular prism has a length of 10 centimeters, a width of 5 centimeters, and a height of 3 centimeters. What is the volume of the prism?

Accepted Answer

150 cubic centimeters

Answer

350 cubic centimeters

Answer

250 cubic centimeters

Answer

50 cubic centimeters

Question 40

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams of rice are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

5000 grams

Answer

50 grams

Answer

500 grams

Answer

50000 grams

Question 41

A farmer has 120 meters of fencing to enclose a rectangular area. If the length of the area is 20 meters, what is the width of the area?

Accepted Answer

10 meters

Answer

25 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

5 meters

Question 42

A cylindrical can has a radius of 5 centimeters and a height of 10 centimeters. What is the volume of the can?

Accepted Answer

250π cubic centimeters

Answer

50π cubic centimeters

Answer

100π cubic centimeters

Answer

500π cubic centimeters

Question 43

A rectangular garden has a length of 6 meters and a width of 4 meters. If the gardener wants to put a fence around the garden, how many meters of fencing will be needed?

Accepted Answer

20 meters

Answer

25 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

10 meters

Question 44

A car travels 240 kilometers in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

120 kilometers per hour

Answer

90 kilometers per hour

Answer

30 kilometers per hour

Question 45

A bottle of juice contains 1.2 liters of juice. How many milliliters of juice are in the bottle?

Accepted Answer

1200 milliliters

Answer

12 milliliters

Answer

12000 milliliters

Answer

120 milliliters