Customary and Metric Unit Conversion Word Problems

How many milliliters are in 13 liters? (1 liter = 1,000 milliliters)

• 0.013 mL

• 130 mL

• 1,300 mL

• 13,000 mL

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 534 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5.34 meters

• 53.4 meters

• 5,340 meters

• 0.0534 meters

Jill's binder weighs 672 grams. How many kilograms is Jill's binder? (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

• 67.2 kg

• 6,720 kg

• 0.672 kg

• 0.0672 kg

Doug bought 14 pints of apple juice. There are 2 cups in each pint. How many cups of apple juice did Doug buy?

• 28 cups

• 7 cups

Laura walks 3 miles each day after school. There are 1,760 yards in a mile. How many yards does Laura walk each day?

• 3,520 yards

• 5,000 yards

• 586.67 yards

• 5,280 yards

Mrs. O'Hare ordered 58 pounds of chocolate to sell at school. How many ounces of chocolate did Mrs. O'Hare order? (1 lb = 16 oz)

• 3.625 oz

• 928 oz

Marla measured the length of her classroom. The length of the classroom was 270 inches long. There are 36 inches in a yard. How many yards long is the classroom?

• 56 yards

• 9,720 yards

• 7 yards

• 7.5 yards

The Science lab had 2,300 milligrams of salt to use for a science experiment. How many grams of salt did the Science lab have? (1 g = 1,000 mg)

• 2,300,000 grams

• 2.3 grams

• 23 grams

• 230 grams

Holly brought 11 quarts of lemonade to school for the math celebration. How many gallons of lemonade did Holly bring? (1 gallon = 4 quarts)

• 44 gallons

• 2.75 gallons

• 2.5 gallons

• 40 gallons

An average baby elephant weighs 0.1 tons. How many pounds does a baby elephant weigh? (1 ton = 2,000 pounds)

• 2 pounds

• 20,000 pounds

• 20 pounds

• 200 pounds