IXL | Measurement word problems: liters

Stacy and her dad are building a tree fort in their backyard. They bought 3 cans of red paint for it. Each can holds 5 liters of paint.

How much paint did they buy in all?

liters

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Justin works as a forest ranger 5 days a week. His goal is to drink 2 liters of water each day at work. Last week, he met his goal exactly!

How much water did Justin drink at work last week?

liters

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

You want to find how much water Justin drank at work last week. He met his goal exactly, so he drank the same amount each

day.

This means you should multiply.

Find the unknown number.

Justin drank 10 liters of water at work last week.

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