Metric Measurement Word Problem

Zoe works in a bakery. She uses 250 milliliters of milk to make a loaf of bread. How many liters of milk will she need to make 15 loaves of bread?

• 3.75 liters

• 37.5 liters

• 375 liters

• 3,750 liters

Each book inside a box has a mass of 475 grams. There are 16 books in the box. What is the mass of the books inside the box?

• 7.15 kilograms

• 7.6 kilograms

• 71.5 kilograms

• 76 kilograms

A race is 5 kilometers long. There are 16 water stops evenly spread throughout the course. How far apart are the water stops, in meters?

• 31.25 meters

• 37.5 meters

• 312.5 meters

• 375 meters

Each day, Lauren jogs for 25 minutes on a treadmill. She jogs 135 meters each minute. How many kilometers will Lauren jog in 25 minutes?

• 3,375 kilometers

• 3.375 kilometers

• 625 kilometers

• 337.5 kilometers

A sports cooler holds 5 liters of water. There are 7 players and 3 coaches involved with a youth basketball team. If they all equally share the water, how much will each person drink?

• 5 milliliters

• 500 milliliters

• 50 milliliters

• 714 milliliters

Ivy made 2 liters of fruit punch for her party. Her brother drinks 500 milliliters before the party. How many milliliters of punch does she have left?

• 1.5 L

• 150 mL

• 1,500 mL

• 15 mL

Macey needs 2 meters of string for her kite. How many centimeters of string does she need?

• 20 cm

• 2,000 cm

• 2.0 m

• 200 cm

Dax’s baseball bat has a mass of 1 kilogram. His baseball has a mass of 150 grams. What is the mass in grams of both items combined?

• 1,150 g

• 115,000 g

• 1.15 g

• 115 g

Abigail drinks 1 liter of water each day after soccer practice. How many milliliters of water does she drink after 5 practices?

• 50 mL

• 5 L

• 5,000 mL

• 500 mL

Eleanor runs 2 kilometers every day. How many meters does she run in one week?

• 7,000 m

• 14,000 m

• 14 m

• 1,400 m