Sheet # 825
1.) Elmer must put a fence around his carrot patch to keep the rabbits out. The carrot patch is measured in yards as shown below, but the fence is sold by the foot. How many feet of fence should Elmer buy?
E. 3 ft.
2.) Max wants to build 2 soccer goals. He needs 12 feet of net for each goal. The net is sold by the yard. How many yards of net must Max buy?
E. 6 yds.
3.) Tiffany is making friendship bracelets. She has 8 yards of her favorite shade of blue thread. If one bracelet uses 4 feet of thread, how many bracelets can she make?
E. 2 bracelets
4.) The 24 fifth graders in Mrs. Bishop's class are decorating valentine boxes. Mrs. Bishop has only 20 feet of holiday heart ribbon. How many inches of ribbon will each fifth grader get?
E. 10 inches
5.) Dharma and Greg are hanging lights across the stage. The stage is 15 yards from one side to the other. Each string of lights is 9 feet long. How many strings of lights will they need to go across the entire stage?
E. 9 strings of lights
6.) Ralph is putting his best CDs on the shelf beside his CD player. Each CD needs about 1/2 inch of space on the shelf. If the shelf is 2 feet long, how many CDs will fit on it?
E. 72 CDs
7.) Malcolm built a rocket that is 3 feet 6 inches tall. He set his rocket on top of a launch pad that is 1 foot 8 inches tall. How tall are the rocket and launch pad together?
E. 5 feet 4 inches
Use your answer from problem 7 to work problem 8.
8.) Malcolm added a cargo capsule to the top of his rocket. Now the rocket, launch pad, and cargo capsule together are 5 feet 10 inches tall. How tall is the cargo capsule alone?
E. 4 inches
9.) The volleyball court at Ridgeway School is 18 m long and 9 m wide. It is divided into two halves. What is the perimeter of each half of the court? (Hint: Draw a diagram of the court)
E. 36 m
10.) Milhouse bought three pencils at 19 cents each, two erasers at 27 cents each and three tablets at 7 cents each. Which of the following is a correct change combination if he gives the sales clerk a five-dollar bill?
A. two $1 bills, two quarters, one dime, four pennies
B. three $1 bills, two quarters, one dime, one nickel, three pennies
C. three $1 bills, two quarters, one dime, one nickel, four pennies
D. two $1 bills, two quarters, two dimes, one nickel, one penny
E. one $1 bill, two quarters, one dime, two nickels, three pennies
11.) Ashley volunteered to work at the Salvation Army food bank. She started work at 10:30 a.m. and worked for 3 hours and 20 minutes. What time was it when she finished working?
E. 12:50 p.m.
12.) James bought a hamburger for $2.29, a salad for $1.79, and a carton of milk for $0.69. He paid with a $10 bill. What money should he get as change?
A. one $5 bill, one $1 bill, one dime, one nickel, three pennies
B. one $5 bill, two dimes, three pennies
C. one $5 bill, a quarter, two pennies
D. four $1 bills, a quarter, two pennies
E. four $1 bills, two dimes, one nickel, three pennies
13.) How many millimeters of kite string are in a 2 meter length?
E. 2000 mm
14.) Jane plans to share her licorice whip candy. One licorice whip is 2 meters long. If she cuts it into pieces that are each 100 centimeters long, how many pieces will she have?
E. 2 pieces
15.) Which is the most reasonable unit for measuring an eighteen-wheeler truck?