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Grade 5 - Mathematics
6.17 Word Problems

Example: Jack walked 5,000 m and Jill walked 5 kms. Who walked more?
1 km = 1000m
5 km = 5000 m
Answer: Both walked the same distance

Directions: Answer the following questions. Also write at least ten examples of your own.
Q 1: If I have one gallon of orange juice. How many pint containers could I fill?
6
8
7

 Q 2: A piece of paper is 15 centimeters (cm) long and 14 centimeters (cm) wide. What is the area of the paper?
210 square cm
29 square cm
116 square cm
58 square cm

Q 3: How many kilometers (km) in 112 meters (m)?
1.12 km
11.2 km
112,000 km
0.112 km

 Q 4: What does calibrate mean?
adjust a scale to balance correctly
eat lots of cabbage
put grams measures on a pan scale
visit California

Q 5: George, Sam, Henry and John were trying to decide who walked further to school. George walked 50 m, Sam walked 500 dm, Henry walked .05 kilometers, and John walked 5,000 cm to school. Who walked the farthest to school each day?
George
they all walked the same distance
Henry
Sam

 Q 6: Aaron and Denise are running races against Bob and Cindy. Each person will run twice against the two runners on the other team. How many total races will be run?
8 races
6 races
3 races
4 races

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