Weigh, Pour, and Pay at the Farmers Market
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Solve story problems about mass, liquid volume, time, distance, and money.
Mass and liquid volume
Solve each problem. Write your answer in the unit shown after the blank.
1.
Mrs. Patel sells apples in bags. Each bag holds 2 kilograms of apples. She sells 7 bags. How many grams of apples does she sell?
grams
2.
Leo's family buys a watermelon with a mass of 3 kilograms and a pumpkin with a mass of 4,500 grams. How many more grams is the pumpkin than the watermelon?
grams
3.
Ms. Rivera has 3 liters of lemonade at her stand. She fills 8 cups, and each cup holds 300 milliliters. How many milliliters of lemonade are left?
milliliters
4.
Jamal buys 3 bags of green beans. Each bag weighs 1/2 pound. How many ounces of green beans does he buy? (1 pound = 16 ounces)
ounces
Time and distance
Solve each problem. Change units when you need to.
5.
The farmers market opens at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 12:15 p.m. How long is the market open?
hours minutes
6.
The market is 2 kilometers from Grace's house. The number line shows that she has walked 1,200 meters so far. How many more meters does she need to walk?
meters
7.
A cider press takes 45 seconds to fill one jug. How many minutes does it take to fill 8 jugs?
minutes
8.
Omar helps at his aunt's flower stand for 2 1/2 hours on Saturday and for 1 hour 40 minutes on Sunday. How many minutes does he help in all?
minutes
Money and more
Solve each problem. Show your work on scrap paper.
9.
Mia buys a jar of honey for $6.50 and a loaf of bread for $3.75. She pays with a $20 bill. How much change does she get?
$
10.
A basket of 6 ears of corn costs $3. Ella needs 18 ears of corn for a picnic. How much will she pay?
11.
Kofi has exactly $5.00. Circle every pair of items he can buy with his money.
12.
Mr. Kim brings 12 kilograms of potatoes to the market. He fills 5 bags with 1,500 grams of potatoes each. How many grams of potatoes are left?
grams
13.
Sam buys 2 liters of cider and pours it equally into 8 cups. Sam says each cup has 4 milliliters because 8 ÷ 2 = 4. Explain Sam's mistake and find how many milliliters are really in each cup.