Mastering Measurement: Word Problems & Estimations

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 3.5 cups

• 2 cups

You have a 12-inch ruler. How many feet long is the ruler?

• 1.5 feet

• 2 feet

• 3 inches

• 1 foot

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon?

• 35 miles

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

• 40 miles

If a bottle holds 64 ounces of water, how many pints is that? (Hint: 1 pint = 16 ounces)

• 2 pints

• 4 pints

• 8 pints

• 16 pints

You need 2 yards of fabric for a project. How many inches of fabric do you need? (Hint: 1 yard = 36 inches)

• 60 inches

• 72 inches

• 36 inches

• 48 inches

A swimming pool holds 1,200 gallons of water. If you fill it with 300 gallons, how much more water do you need?

• 300 gallons

• 900 gallons

• 1,200 gallons

• 600 gallons

You have 4 quarts of juice. How many cups of juice do you have? (Hint: 1 quart = 4 cups)

• 8 cups

• 20 cups

• 16 cups

• 12 cups

A marathon is 26.2 miles long. How many feet is that? (Hint: 1 mile = 5,280 feet)

• 130000 feet

• 135000 feet

• 140000 feet

• 138336 feet

You bought 3 pounds of apples. If each apple weighs about 0.5 pounds, how many apples did you buy?

• 10

• 8

• 4

• 6

A truck can carry 2 tons of cargo. How many pounds can it carry? (Hint: 1 ton = 2,000 pounds)

• 4,000 pounds

• 5,000 pounds

• 3,000 pounds

• 2,000 pounds