Measurement Conversion Word Problems for Grade 5

1. Sarah has a ribbon that is 2 meters long. How many centimeters long is the ribbon?

• 150 centimeters

• 250 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

• 200 centimeters

2. A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. How many milliliters does it hold?

• 2000 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 750 milliliters

3. Tom ran 3 miles in a race. How many kilometers did he run? (1 mile = 1.60934 km)

• 3.2 km

• 4.82802 km

• 5.5 km

• 6.0 km

4. A recipe calls for 250 grams of flour. How many kilograms of flour is that?

• 0.25 kilograms

• 0.5 kilograms

• 1 kilogram

• 100 grams

5. Lisa's garden is 5 feet wide. How many inches wide is her garden?

• 30 inches

• 48 inches

• 72 inches

• 60 inches

6. A car travels 120 kilometers. How many miles is that? (1 km = 0.621371 miles)

• 74.56 miles

• 80 miles

• 100 miles

• 60 miles

7. A swimming pool holds 10,000 liters of water. How many gallons is that? (1 liter = 0.264172 gallons)

• 10000 gallons

• 2641.72 gallons

• 1500 gallons

• 5000 gallons

8. Mark bought 3.5 pounds of apples. How many ounces of apples did he buy? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

• 48 ounces

• 64 ounces

• 72 ounces

• 56 ounces

9. A pencil is 15 centimeters long. How many inches long is the pencil? (1 inch = 2.54 cm)

• 6.5 inches

• 7.2 inches

• 4.75 inches

• 5.91 inches

10. A marathon is 26.2 miles long. How many kilometers is that? (1 mile = 1.60934 km)

• 38.624 km

• 42.164 km

• 40.075 km

• 45.000 km