IXL | Multi-step problems with customary or metric unit conversions

Doug's family is playing miniature golf on the first night of their vacation. On his first try, Doug hits the ball 32 feet. On his second try, Doug hits the ball 3.5 feet farther. Now the ball is just 6 inches from the hole, so Doug gently taps it in. How many feet does the golf ball travel in all?

feet

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question

The owner of Sunrise Diner is getting ready for the diner's grand opening! Her last task is to fill 20 empty ketchup bottles. If each bottle holds 350 milliliters of ketchup, how many liters will she need to fill the bottles?

liters

key idea

There are 1,000 milliliters in a liter.

solution

Multiply to find how much ketchup the owner needs to fill the bottles. There are 20 bottles. Each bottle holds 350 milliliters of ketchup.

350

7,000

The bottles hold 7,000 milliliters of ketchup in all, but the problem asks about

liters.

So, find how many liters are equal to 7,000 milliliters. There are 1,000 milliliters in a liter, so divide by 1,000.

7,000

1,000

The owner needs 7 liters of ketchup to fill the bottles.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Converting customary units

Lesson: Converting metric units

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I.11Multi-step word problems with positive rational numbers

Q.1Compare and convert customary units

Q.3Compare and convert metric units

Lesson: Converting customary units

Lesson: Converting metric units

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