Solving Measurement
Number Stories
Lesson 5-12
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1 The Millman family’s new baby weighs 6 pounds, 7 ounces. The Chan family’s
new baby weighs 7 pounds, 6 ounces. How many more ounces does the Chan’s
baby weigh than the Millman’s?
Answer:
15
ounces
2 A ream of paper weighs about 5 pounds. Blaine School ordered 125 reams. Fitch School
ordered 140 reams. About how many pounds of paper were ordered all together?
Answer:
1,325
pounds
3 Three friends weigh 92 pounds each. Four others weigh 85 pounds each. How many
ounces do these 7 students weigh all together?
Answer:
9,856
ounces
4 Our water is delivered in 19 liter bottles. We usually order 20 bottles at a time. How many
milliliters is that all together?
Answer:
380,000 milliliters
5 It took us 3 hours and 15 minutes to drive to the family reunion and 2 hours and 50 minutes
to get back home. How many minutes is that in all?
Answer:
365
minutes
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