Simple Measurement Word Problems

Molly was packing books in a box to send to a friend. The box cannot weigh more than 2kg. If each book has a mass of 200g, what is the maximum number of books she can send?

• 100 books

• 1,000 books

• 10 books

• 1 book

A bead shop sells their tiniest beads by the pound. A new shipment of beads weighing 2 pounds is divided into 8 equal sized bags.How many ounces of beads are in each bag?

• 12 ounces

• 4 ounces

• 32 ounces

• 2 ounces

Andy's family drove 3 kilometers to the grocery store. How many meters did they drive?

• 2,400

• 3m

• 200m

• 3,000 m

Ajay is allowed to watch 2 hours of television on Saturdays. Each episode of his favorite show lasts 30 minutes. How many shows can he watch on Saturday?

• 4 shows

• 2 shows

• 10 shows

• 1 show

It takes Bob 36 minutes to walk to school. If he runs, it takes him half that time. Bob leaves for school at 7:27. What time will Bob get to school?

• 8:03

• 7:45

• 7:37

• 8:37

The grocery store opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. If Tiana arrives at the grocery store at 10:15 a.m., how long will she have to wait for it to open?

• 45 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 17 minutes

Jewel buys 3 yards of fabric to make a cat bed. She starts the project by cutting 4 feet of fabric off the end. How many feet long is the remaining piece of fabric?

• 5 feet

• 12 feet

• 9 feet

• 17 feet

Ajay is allowed to watch 2 hours of television on Saturdays. Each episode of his favorite show lasts 30 minutes. How many episodes may he watch?

• 4 episodes

• 2 episodes

• 8 episodes

• 10 episodes

Kim's cat is 12 inches tall.  How many feet is her cat?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1 foot

Dana's softball bat is 1 meter long.  How many centimeters is her bat?

• 100

• 24

• 12