Estimating & Solving Multistep Measurement Problems

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total? Estimate your answer first.

• 10 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 5 cups

• 7.5 cups

A garden is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. If you want to add a path that is 2 feet wide around the garden, what will be the new dimensions of the garden including the path?

• 12 feet long and 10 feet wide

• 14 feet long and 10 feet wide

• 16 feet long and 8 feet wide

• The new dimensions of the garden including the path are 16 feet long and 12 feet wide.

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2.5 hours? First, estimate the distance, then calculate the exact distance.

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

A swimming pool is 25 meters long and 10 meters wide. If you want to fill it with water to a depth of 1.5 meters, how many cubic meters of water do you need?

• 250 cubic meters

• 375 cubic meters

• 500 cubic meters

• 300 cubic meters

A box can hold 15 liters of liquid. If you have 3 boxes, how many liters can you store in total? Estimate the total capacity first.

• 30 liters

• 45 liters

• 60 liters

• 20 liters

A rectangular field is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. If you want to fence the entire field, how many meters of fencing will you need?

• 150 meters

• 160 meters

• 120 meters

• 200 meters

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar for one cake. If you want to make 4 cakes, how much sugar will you need in total? Estimate your answer first.

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

A train travels 120 miles in 2 hours. If it continues at the same speed, how far will it travel in 5 hours? First, estimate the distance, then calculate the exact distance.

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

A water tank holds 200 liters. If you fill it with 25 liters of water every hour, how many hours will it take to fill the tank completely?

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

A rectangular garden is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. If you want to plant flowers around the perimeter, how many feet of flowers will you need?

• 50 feet

• 70 feet

• 80 feet

• 60 feet