Real-Life Customary Conversions: Mastering Estimates

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

• 3.5 cups

• 0.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

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

• 3 inches

• 2 feet

• 1 foot

• 1.5 feet

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

• 25 miles

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 35 miles

You bought 2 yards of fabric. How many inches of fabric do you have?

• 72 inches

• 90 inches

• 60 inches

• 48 inches

A swimming pool holds 500 gallons of water. If you fill it with 250 gallons, how much more water do you need?

• 250 gallons

• 400 gallons

• 300 gallons

• 150 gallons

You have a 60-ounce bottle of juice. How many cups of juice do you have? (Hint: 1 cup = 8 ounces)

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 8 cups

A marathon is 26.2 miles long. How many feet is that? (Hint: 1 mile = 5280 feet)

• 120000 feet

• 130000 feet

• 138336 feet

• 150000 feet

You need 4 quarts of paint to cover a room. How many gallons of paint do you need? (Hint: 1 gallon = 4 quarts)

• 3 quarts

• 2 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 1 gallon

A box weighs 2 pounds. How many ounces does the box weigh? (Hint: 1 pound = 16 ounces)

• 24 ounces

• 32 ounces

• 16 ounces

• 48 ounces

You walked 3 miles to the store. How many yards did you walk? (Hint: 1 mile = 1760 yards)

• 4000 yards

• 5280 yards

• 528 yards

• 3000 yards