Convert Customary and Metric

The length of a truck is 6 yards. About how many centimeters long is the truck? (1 inch ≈ 2.5 centimeters)

• 540 centimeters

• 180 centimeters

• 45 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

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CCSS.2.MD.A.2

Jeremy’s friend lives 20 miles away in the next county. About how many kilometers away does Jeremy’s friend live? (1 mile ≈ 1.6 kilometers)

• 13 kilometers

• 22 kilometers

• 32 kilometers

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Maria decorated her door with 18 feet of string lights. About how many meters of string lights did Maria use? (1 meter is about 3.3 feet.)

• less than 4 meters

• between 4 and 6 meters

• between 6 and 8 meters

• more than 8 meters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Frank weighs 80 pounds. About how many kilograms does Frank weigh? (1 kilogram ≈ 2.2 pounds)

• 36 kilograms

• 78 kilograms

• 176 kilograms

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Ben is 150 cm tall. About how tall is Ben in inches? (1 inch ≈ 2.5 cm)

• 50 inches

• 60 inches

• 70 inches

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A town in Alaska had 326 inches of snow last year. How many centimeters of snow fell on the town last year? (One inch is approximately 2.5 centimeters.)

• 130 centimeters

• 323 centimeters

• 652 centimeters

• 815 centimeters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Eric wants to figure out how many inches are equivalent to 84 feet. Which method can he use to convert 84 feet to inches?

• divide 84 by 12

• multiply 84 by 12

• divide 84 by 3

• multiply 84 by 3

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Tonya bought 400 grams of turkey at a grocery store. About how many ounces of turkey did Tonya buy? (1 gram ≈ 0.04 ounce)

• 10 ounces

• 16 ounces

• 100 ounces

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A lamp has a height of 28 inches. About how many centimeters tall is the lamp? (One inch is approximately 2.5 centimeters.)

• 11 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 52 centimeters

• 70 centimeters

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Mario learns that a snake at the city zoo is 27 feet long. About how many centimeters long is the snake? (1 cm ≈ 0.4 inch)

• 68 cm

• 130 cm

• 810 cm

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1