Middle School Math Customary Measurement Word Problems

Desmond is making tropical punch popsicles. It takes 4 ounces of juice to make one popsicle. Desmond has one quart of juice. How many popsicle can Desmond make?

• 8 popsicles

• 8 ounces of juice

• 32 popsicles

• 64 quarts

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Tony walks 2 miles to school each day. He also walks home from school. How many miles will he have walked in one five-day school week?

• 1,760 yards

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 40 miles

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Marcella weighs 7 pounds more than Hannah. Hannah weighs 3 pounds less than Susan. Susan weighs 84 pounds. How much does Marcella weigh?

• 80 pounds

• 81 pounds

• 84 pounds

• 88 pounds

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Carl has three dogs. Spot weighs 27 pounds. Rascal weighs 6 pounds more than Fluffy. Fluffy weighs 8 pounds more than Spot. How much do all three dogs weigh together?

• 95 pounds

• 35 pounds

• 33 pounds

• 71 pounds

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

On a map, one inch is equal to 125 miles. There are six inches between Happyville and Glumtown. How many miles are between the two towns?

• 21 miles

• 750 miles

• 721 miles

• 631 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jake is making waffles. His recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, but Jake can not find the measuring cups anywhere. The only measuring spoon he can find is for 1 ounce. How many ounces of sugar will Jake need to make the waffles?

• 16 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 1 ounce

• 20 ounces

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

An African Elephant drinks about 42 gallons of water each day. How many pints of water does an African Elephant drink in a week?

• 168 pints

• 672 pints

• 336 pints

• 5 pints

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

An African Elephant eats about 600 pounds of food a day. How many days will it take an African Elephant to eat nine tons of food?

• 21 tons

• 30 days

• 21 days

• 300 days

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Mike has a square brownie with sides that are each five inches long. He cuts the brownie in half to share with a friend. What is the area of each brownie half?

• 12.5 square inches

• 6.25 square inches

• 25 square inches

• 10 inches

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3