Chapter 10 Measurement

Choose the problem that could be answered by the model below.

• How many hours in 3 years?

• How many feet in 3 yards?

• How many ounces are in a pound?

• How many cups in 1 pint?

Answer explanation

1 yard = 3 feet

3 yards = 9 feet

Solve the problem being modeled below. Show your work and write your answer in the boxes below. Don’t forget to include a label!

Answer explanation

1 yard = 3 feet

9 feet = 3 yards

Mikayla, Caitlin, and Elora read in a book that a whale weighs about 8 tons. Complete the table below to find out how many pounds that is.

Part B: How much does a whale weigh in pounds?

Answer explanation

The whale weighs 16,000 pounds.

8 x 2,000 = 16,000

True/False: 33 ft.= 11 yd.

• True

• False

True/False: 9 gallons= 36 quarts

• True

• False

True/False: 16 cups=4 quarts

• True

• False

Prusko Plumbing uses 16 inches of tubing to connect each washing machine in a laundry to the water source. They want to install 18 washing machines. How many yards of tubing will they need. Don’t forget to label the units in your answer!

Answer explanation

Step 1: 16 x 18 = 288 inches

Step 2: 288 inches / 12 inches per foot = 24 feet

Step 3: 24 feet / 3 feet per yard = 8 yard

Ms. Richter arrived at Barnes and Noble at 5:24 P.M. She spent 2 hours and 20 minutes looking for books for her classroom. What time did she leave?

• 7:24 PM

• 7:44 PM

• 8:00 PM

• 6:44 PM

Comcast has 5 miles of cable to install. How many 100-yard lengths of cable can be cut? 

• 8800 cables

• 880 cables

• 1760 cables

• 88 cables

Answer explanation

1 mile =1760 yard

5 mile x 1760 = 8800 yards

8800 yards / 100 = 88

Coach brings 3 quarts of sports drink to soccer practice. He gives the same amount of the drink to each of his 16 players. How many ounces of the drink does each player get?

• 48 ounces per player

• 6 ounces per player

• 96 ounces per player

• 8 ounces per player

Answer explanation

8 ounces = 1 cup

1 pint = 2 cups = 16 ounces

2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces

3 gallons x 32 ounces = 96 ounces

96 ounces / 16 players = 6 ounces per player