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MEAP Preparation - Grade 6 Mathematics
3.17 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: Jake went on a walk to a nearby park. He walked a total of 2.5 hm. How many meters did Jake walk altogether?
.25 m
2.5 m
250 m
25 m

 Q 2: 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?
6 races
8 races
3 races
4 races

Q 3: If the swim team swims the relay in 2 minutes (m) and 15 seconds (s), how many total seconds (s) did it take them to swim the relay?
135 s
2150 s
75 s
215 s

 Q 4: If I have one gallon of orange juice. How many pint containers could I fill?
8
7
6

Q 5: How many kilometers (km) in 112 meters (m)?
1.12 km
0.112 km
112,000 km
11.2 km

 Q 6: 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?
they all walked the same distance
Sam
Henry
George

Q 7: What does calibrate mean?
adjust a scale to balance correctly
eat lots of cabbage
visit California
put grams measures on a pan scale

 Q 8: Which of the following would you use to measure your height?
a couple of midgets
meters
kilometers
milligrams

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