Metric Word Problems

Carlos has a 1.2 meter long piece of wood. He wants to cut it into 3 equal lengths. How long should each piece be in millimeters?

• 400mm

• 300mm

• 500mm

• 600mm

Steven goes to the grocery store and is looking at a winter squash. It has a mass of 1.8 kilograms. How many grams is the winter squash?

• 18000 grams

• 180 grams

• 1800 grams

• 18 grams

A box contains 4 bags of sugar. The total mass of all 4 bags is 6 kg. What is the mass of each bag in grams?

• 1500 grams

• 2000 grams

• 6000 grams

• 500 grams

Kacey has two dogs. One dog weighs 23 kilograms. The second dog weighs 12,000 grams. What is the difference in weight between her two dogs?

• 35,000 grams

• 12,023 grams

• 11,977 grams

• 11,000 grams

Ed fills his water bottle with 1 liter of water. After his bike ride, he drinks 200 milliliters of the water. How much water is left in Ed's sports bottle?
***Remember: 1 liter = 1000 ml***

• 800 mm

• 8000 ml

• 80 ml

• 800 ml

Ms. Pietrzak bought Ryan 2 liters of juice. Ryan and his 2 friends each drank a serving of juice. If each serving is 250 milliliters, how much juice is left?