Unit 10 - Measurement Problem Solving

Select all objects that are about 1 yard.

• The height of a chair

• The width of bus

• The height of dresser

• The length of a fishing pole

• The width of a notebook

A child jumps 3 meters high on a trampoline. How many centimeters does the child jump?

Pedro participates in a math contest. He completes each question in a  $\frac{1}{2}$  minute. How long does it take Pedro to complete 16 questions?

• 60 seconds

• 1,440 seconds

• 480 seconds

• 960 seconds

Lalah is baking cakes. She needs $\frac{1}{4}$ cup of butter for each cake. One stick of butter is  $\frac{1}{2}$  a cup. How many sticks of butter does Lalah need to make 10 cakes?

• 3 sticks of butter

• 4 sticks of butter

• 5 sticks of butter

• 6 sticks of butter

Nicolas is buying ice cream for his friends. Vanilla ice cream costs $2.00 each. Chocolate ice cream costs $2.25 each. He buys 6 vanilla and 5 chocolate. If Nicolas paid with a $50.00 bill, how much change did he receive?

• $12.00

• $11.25

• $26.75

• $38.75

Which statement describes the relationship between meters and millimeters?

• A meter is 10 millimeters

• A meter is 100 millimeters

• A meter is 1,000 millimeters

• A meter is 10,000 millimeters

Select all the correct measurement conversions.

• 3 days = 2,880 minutes

• 6 pints = 96 fluid ounces

• 3 tons = 4,000 pounds

• 6 meters = 600 centimeters

• 3 feet = 36 inches

Sara has one bag of books that weighs 3 pounds and another that weighs 34 ounces. How many ounces of books does Sara have?

For a science experiment, Valentina and her friends had to measure their heights. They each used a different measurement tool, and then recorded their heights in the chart.

Which of the following lists the girls’ heights in the correct order from shortest to tallest?

• Valentina, Hadleigh, Bella

• Hadleigh, Bella, Valentina

• Valentina, Bella, Hadleigh

• Bella, Hadleigh, Valentina

Lalah is baking a cake from 12:00 PM to 1:35 PM. She spends 20 minutes mixing all of the ingredients together and 1⁄2 hour baking the cake in the oven. The rest of the time is spent on decorating her fabulous rainbow unicorn cake. How much time does Lalah spend on decorating her cake?

• 45 minutes

• 35 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 20 minutes