Convert rates and units in several steps
Grade 9 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.
One gallon of paint covers 350 square feet. Ren paints a wall of 14 square yards (1 yd = 3 ft). How many gallons are needed?
- 0.12 gallons
- 1.08 gallons
- 0.36 gallons
- 0.04 gallons
Carpet costs $24 per square yard. Kira's room is 15 feet by 12 feet (1 yd = 3 ft). What does the carpet cost?
- $160
- $1,440
- $4,320
- $480
A bag holds 1.5 cubic feet of soil. Bo's garden bed needs 3 cubic yards (1 yd = 3 ft). How many bags are needed?
- 18 bags
- 6 bags
- 54 bags
- 2 bags
A printer prints 20 pages per minute. A ream of 500 sheets costs $4.50. Esme finds the paper cost per hour of printing. What is it?
- $0.53 per hour
- $1.88 per hour
- 2.4 reams per hour
- $10.80 per hour
Water costs $2.40 per 1,000 liters. A shower uses 9 liters per minute. Pia finds the cost of a 15-minute shower, to the nearest cent. What is it?
- $0.32
- $17.78
- $0.06
- 135 liters
A freight elevator carries at most 1,500 pounds. Each crate weighs 14 kilograms (1 kg = 2.2 lb). Zee asks: what is the most crates it can carry?
- 49 crates
- 235 crates
- 48 crates
- 107 crates
A cooler holds 20 gallons (1 gallon = 3.8 liters). Luz fills it with 0.75-liter bottles. What is the most bottles that fit?
- 101 bottles
- 26 bottles
- 102 bottles
- 7 bottles
Jun hears a claim: 60 km/h is faster than 40 mph (1 mile = 1.6 km). Which verdict is correct?
- Yes: 40 mph is just 25 km/h, so 60 km/h is faster.
- No: 40 mph is 64 km/h, so 40 mph is faster.
- Neither: km/h and mph are different units, so they cannot be compared.
- Yes: 60 is greater than 40, so 60 km/h is faster.
Ari hears a claim: a 5 kg bag weighs more than a 10 lb bag (1 kg = 2.2 lb). Which verdict is correct?
- Yes: 10 lb is about 4.5 kg, so the 5 kg bag is heavier.
- No: 10 lb is 22 kg, so the 10 lb bag is heavier.
- No: 10 is greater than 5, so the 10 lb bag is heavier.
- Neither: kg and lb are different units, so they cannot be compared.
Store A sells 400 g for $2.40. Store B sells 1 kg for $5.40. Milo hears a claim: A is cheaper because 2.40 is less than 5.40. Which verdict is correct?
- No: A costs $6.00 per kg, more than B's $5.40 per kg.
- Yes: A costs $0.96 per kg, less than B's $5.40 per kg.
- Neither: grams and kilograms are different units, so prices cannot be compared.
- Yes: $2.40 is less than $5.40, so A is cheaper.